BWV 637 When Adam fell, the human race

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	637
Title	When Adam fell, the human race
Composed	1713, Weimar
Key	D-Minor
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Orgelbuechlein
Event	Lent
Author of text	Unknown
Text	When Adam fell, the human race Was doomed to condemnation; Bereft were we of innocence, Sin's poison wrought destruction, But thanks to God, Who spares the rod, From death have we been taken. The Serpent Eve Didst once deceive Beholds his power shaken.
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