Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 620a
Title See the Lord of Life and Light,
Composed 1710, Weimar
Key F-Major
Scoring

Organ

Movements Chorale
Category Orgelbuechlein
Event Lent
Author of text Unknown
Text

See the Lord of Life and Light, Savior meek and lowly,
Taken like a thief at night, Bound by hands ubholy,
See the sinless Son of God Shameful mockings bearing,
Bitter taunts, a cruel rod, Doom of sinners sharing.

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

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