BWV 616 In peace and joy I now depart

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	616
Title	In peace and joy I now depart
Composed	1713, Weimar
Key	D-Minor
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Orgelbuechlein
Event	Funeral
Author of text	Martin Luther, 1524
Text	In peace and joy I now depart For God has called. I trust in Him with soul and heart, Calm, prepared. God doth e'er His promise keep, And death's a few years' sleeping.
Bibletext	Luke 2, 29-33
Manuscript	Estate Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Bodleian library, Oxford; Music library, Leipzig; Johann Sebastian Bach Institute, Goettingen; Conservatory, Brussels; Yale University, New Haven; University library, Warzawa