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Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes-Sohn. - Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach’s Chorals, vol. 3 The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Organ Works [1921]

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Bach’s Chorals. Part III: The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Organ Works, by Charles Sanford Terry (Cambridge University Press, 1915-1921). 3 vols. Vol. 3.

Part of: Bach’s Chorals, 3 vols.

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Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes-Sohn.

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Melody:Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes-Sohn

Anon. 1524

    • i.

      Christ is the only Sonne of God,
    • The Father Eternall:
    • We have in Jesse founde this rod,
    • God and Man naturall;
    • He is the mornynge star;
    • His beames sendeth He out farre
    • Beyonde other starres all.
    • * * *
    • iii.

      Let us increase in love of The,
    • And in knowlege also;
    • That we, belevynge stedfastly,
    • May in spirite serve The so,
    • That we in our hartes may savoure
    • Thy mercy and Thy favoure,
    • And to thyrst after no mo.
    • iv.

      Thou only maker of all thynge,
    • Thou everlastynge lyght,
    • From ende to ende all rulynge,
    • By Thyne owne godly myght;
    • Turne Thou oure hartes unto The,
    • And lyghten them with the veritie,
    • That they erre not from the ryght.
    • v.

      Awake us, Lorde, we praye The;
    • Thy Holy Spirite us geve,
    • Which maye oure olde man mortifie,
    • That oure new man maye lyve.
    • So wyll we alwaye thanke The,
    • That shewest us so great mercye,
    • And oure synnes dost forgeve.
    • Elisabethe Cruciger d. (1535)     Tr. Bishop Myles Coverdale1 .

[1 ]Remains, p. 553. The original hymn has five stanzas, of which Coverdale (corrected above) reverses the order of iii and iv.