BWV 617 Lord God, now open wide Thy Heav'n

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	617
Title	Lord God, now open wide Thy Heav'n
Composed	1713, Weimar
Key	A-Minor
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Orgelbuechlein
Event	Funeral
Author of text	Unknown
Text	Lord God, now open wide Thy Heav'n, My parting hour is near; My course is run, enough I've striven, Enough I've suffered here; Weary and sad, My soul is glad That she may lay her down to rest; Now all on earth I can resign, But only let Thy Heav'n be mine.
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