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No. 23.: Here would I stand beside thee ( Ich will hier bei dir stehen ) - Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach’s Chorals, vol. 1 The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the “Passions” and Oratorios [1915]

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Bach’s Chorals. Part I: The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the “Passions” and Oratorios, by Charles Sanford Terry (Cambridge University Press, 1915-1921). 3 vols. Vol. 1.

Part of: Bach’s Chorals, 3 vols.

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No. 23.

Here would I stand beside thee (Ich will hier bei dir stehen)

For Hans Hassler’s melody, “Herzlich thut mich verlangen,” see No. 21 supra.

The words of the Choral are the sixth stanza of Paul Gerhardt’s Passiontide Hymn, “O Haupt voll Blut” (see No. 21):

  • Ich will hier bei dir stehen:
  • Verachte mich doch nicht!
  • Von dir will ich nicht gehen,
  • Wenn dir dein Herze bricht.
  • Wann dein Herz wird erblassen
  • Im letzten Todesstoss,
  • Alsdann will ich dich fassen
  • In meinen Arm und Schooss.
  • B.G. iv. 53.

Form. Simple (2 Ob., Strings, Organ, and Continuo).