Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 750
Title Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light
Composed Unknown
Scoring

Organ

Movements Chorale
Category Chorales
Event -
Author of text Sethus Calvisius 1594
Text

Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light,
My Strength by day, my Trust by night,
On earth I'm but a passing guest
And sorely with my sins opprest.

O Jesus, thou bridegroom
Who art with love on cross
For me suffereth death
Cast away the burden sins

Manuscript Music library, Leipzig; Yale University, New Haven; Estate Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Bodleian library, Oxford

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