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Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (Praise be to You, Jesus Christ), [1] BWV 91, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote the Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1724 for Christmas Day and first performed it on 25 December. It is based on the hymn " Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" by Martin Luther which was 200 years old when Bach wrote the ...
" Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" ("Praise be to You, Jesus Christ") is a Lutheran hymn, written by Martin Luther in 1524. It was first published in 1524 in the Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn . For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism , but has also been used in different ...
"Gelobt seist du, Herr Jesu Christ" (Praised be you, Lord Jesus Christ) is a Catholic hymn, addressing Jesus as the King. The five stanzas, composed in 1886, was written by the German Jesuit and hymnologist Guido Maria Dreves, and the melody was composed in 1928, three years after the introduction of the Feast of Christ the King, by the Austrian church musician Josef Venantius von Wöss.
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, dass du Mensch geboren bist von einer Jungfrau, das ist wahr; des freuet sich der Engel Schar. Kyrieleis! Now blessed be Thou, Christ Jesu; Thou art man borne, this is true: The aungels made a mery noyse, Yet have we more cause to rejoyse. Kirieleyson.
Three songs by Martin Luther were included in the hymnal ("Es kam ein Engel hell und klar", "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" and "Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet"), but his name was not mentioned; instead, a temporal reference, "16th century", was used. [1]
"Christ lag in Todesbanden" (fantasia) "Christ lag in Todesbanden" " Christum wir sollen loben schon " " Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort" (doubtful; by Buxtehude?) "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" "Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist" "Vater unser im Himmelreich" (two versions) "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her"
The compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach that had been printed during his lifetime were nearly exclusively instrumental works. Moreover, by the time Bach died in 1750 it was forgotten that a few of his vocal works (BWV 71, BWV 439–507,...) had indeed been printed in the first half of the 18th century. [1]
Examples include fantasias on the [hymn]s Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ BuxWV 188, Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein BuxWV 210, Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren BuxWV 213 and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223. Buxtehude's chorale variations are usually in two or three voices.