Come now, God's chosen saviour (II)
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent BWV 62, 1724
Bach’s second cantata starting with the text "Come now, God's chosen saviour (II)" BWV 62 was first performed in 1724 on the 1st Advent Sunday (which, at that time, was the only Advent Sunday with church music in Leipzig) and belongs to the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. As was usual for chorale cantatas, the unknown librettist used the first and last verses of Martin Luther’s hymn verbatim for the opening chorus and the concluding chorale but adapted the texts of the inner verses. After two contrasting arias – the one dance-like, the second almost heroic – an almost enraptured accompagnato ("Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit, und nahen nun zu deiner Krippen"), in which the soprano and contralto mostly sing in parallel thirds and sixths, leads to a simple concluding chorale.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 CoroCome now, God’s chosen saviour
2 Aria (Tenore)
of a virgin you were born,
what surprise to all the earth,
God would choose such means of birth.Consider, O people, with rev’rence this secret,
3 Recitativo (Basso)
the highest of rulers is coming to earth.
Now all the great treasures of heaven are opened,
here is for us heavenly manna, through birth,
behold now the virgin birth that God has chosen.From God’s eternal throne and glory comes
4 Aria (Basso)
his one begotten son.
He comes from Judah to us now
to do God’s will with you and passion
and grant us all his full redemption.Strike and conquer, gratest Lord!
Let your strength in us be mighty!...
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
2 Aria (Tenore)
der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt,
des sich wundert alle Welt,
Gott solch Geburt ihm bestellt.Bewundert, o Menschen, dies große Geheimnis:
3 Recitativo (Basso)
der höchste Beherrscher erscheinet der Welt.
Hier werden die Schätze des Himmels entdecket,
hier wird uns ein göttliches Manna bestellt,
o Wunder! die Keuschheit wird gar nicht beflecket.So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron
4 Aria (Basso)
sein eingeborner Sohn.
Der Held aus Juda bricht herein,
den Weg mit Freudigkeit zu laufen
und uns Gefallne zu erkaufen.
O heller Glanz, o wunderbarer Segensschein!Streite, siege, starker Held!
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Reinhold Kubik
| 1942
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Songwriter / Librettist
Martin Luther
| 1483-1546
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Continuo realization
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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Preface writer
Hans-Joachim Schulze
| 1934Hans-Joachim Schulze, Jahrgang 1934, war Direktor des Bach-Archivs-Leipzig und lehrte an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg und an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Publikationen zu Bach und seiner Zeit Personal details
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Translator
Vernon Wicker
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