Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 1107
Title Christ, the Life of all the living
Composed 1708, Weimar
Key D-Major
Scoring

Organ
Movements Chorale
Category Neumeister collection of Yale University
Event Lent
Author of text Unknown
Text

Christ, the Life of all the living,
Christ the Death of death, our foe,
Who Thyself for us once giving
To the darkest depths of woe,
Patiently didst yield Thy breath
But to save my soul from death;
Praise and glory ever be,
Blessèd Jesus, unto Thee.
Manuscript Yale University, New Haven

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