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The hymn's lyrics are inspired primarily by the 14th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, wherein the Twelve Apostles, when caught in a storm, see Jesus appearing to walk on water. In the account, Saint Peter attempts to walk toward Jesus while in the water, but begins to sink. Also referenced in the hymn is the same gospel's eighth chapter ...
Passion hymns are hymns dedicated to the Passion of Jesus. They are often sung during Passiontide, namely for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Many of them were used as chorales in Passions, such as Bach's St John and St Matthew Passion.
The opening chorus, "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit" (Were God not with us at this time), [9] [13] is a chorale fantasia on the hymn tune. Luther's hymn is sung to the same melody as "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" by Justus Jonas, [14] which Bach had treated to a chorale cantata, Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178.
Text incipit of the harmonised hymn. Information regarding which part of the hymn Bach used is given in parentheses, typically verse numbers indicated by "v." Hymn titles without such information as in (untexted) chorale harmonisation collections. 2 Zahn Zahn number of the chorale melody. When the data in the Zahn column starts with N that ...
In his St Matthew Passion, he set five stanzas of "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" in four different ways. He also used hymns as the base for his cycle of chorale cantatas and chorale preludes. Bach concentrated on the chorales especially in the Chorale cantatas of his second annual cycle, composed mostly in 1724/25. Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Matthew 14:13 and 14:15 refer to a 'deserted' or 'secluded' (Amplified Bible) place, clarified as 'a place where no one lived' in the Easy-to-Read Version. In Luke's gospel , he goes at this point in the narrative to 'a town called Bethsaida ', i.e. an inhabited place, but nevertheless one where 'he and his apostles could be alone together.
The hymn was first translated into English in 1752 by John Gambold (1711–1771), an Anglican vicar in Oxfordshire. His translation begins, "O Head so full of bruises". In 1830 a new translation of the hymn was made by an American Presbyterian minister, James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859). Alexander's translation, beginning "O sacred head, now ...
Pages in category "14th-century hymns" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Come Down, O Love ...