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In the liner notes for The Altar and the Door, Casting Crowns lists Psalm 51, Ephesians 2:1–10, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103, Romans 8, Colossians 2:9–15, Isaiah 38:17, Psalm 32, Lamentations 3:22–24, Romans 6 and Romans 3:5–8 as inspirations for writing "East to West". [1] It was written by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms [1] [2] and produced by ...
Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8, is one of Bach's church cantatas for the 16th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XVI). [16] [17] The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Ephesians, praying for the strengthening of faith in the congregation of Ephesus (Ephesians 3:13–21), and from the Gospel of Luke, the raising from the dead of the young man from Nain (Luke ...
He composed this congratulatory cantata to celebrate the appointment of Gottlieb Kortte as professor of Roman Law. [4] The librettist of the work is unknown: [ 1 ] it may have been Picander , [ 2 ] who had been providing libretti for Bach from at least the previous year when they collaborated on another academic cantata, Zerreißet, zersprenget ...
Bach wrote the chorale cantata in his second year in Leipzig to conclude a set of Christmas cantatas on the Feast of Epiphany. [2] [3] The prescribed readings for the feast day were taken from the Book of Isaiah, the heathen will convert (Isaiah 60:1–6), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the Wise Men From the East bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus (Matthew 2:1 ...
The opening chorus is based on verse 14 of the gospel. The third movement 3 is the first stanza of Samuel Rodigast's hymn " Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan". The closing chorale is the first stanza of Albert, Duke of Prussia's "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" (1547). [3] Bach first performed the cantata on 6 February 1724. [3]
Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Third Sunday after Easter, called Jubilate.The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle of Peter, "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man" (1 Peter 2:11–20), and from the Gospel of John, Jesus announcing his second coming in the so-called Farewell Discourse, saying "your sorrow shall be turned into joy" (John 16:16–23).
[8] Christophe Looten, Mourning (2008) Tristan Murail: Les Sept Paroles for orchestra, chorus and electronics (2010) Daan Manneke: The Seven Last Words Oratorio for chamber choir (2011) Paul Carr: Seven Last Words from the Cross for soloist, choir and orchestra (2013) [9] Juan Jurado: Seven Words (2013) for mixed choir and four cellos.
The cantata is closed by the first and thirteenth stanza of Johann Rist's hymn " Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ" (1641). Bach would later use stanza four of the chorale for his Ascension Oratorio. [5] The cantata consists of two parts, to be performed before and after the sermon. Bach first performed it on 30 May 1726. [2]