Ach lieben Christen seid getrost, BWV 256 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-10-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Vierstimmige Choralgesänge, 1784.
General Information
Title: Ach lieben Christen seid getrost
Composer: Anonymous
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Johann Gigas
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Chorale Meter: 87. 87. 887
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1529 in Wittenberg
2nd published: 1684 in Vierstimmige Choralgesänge, Teil 1, no. 31
3rd published: 1892 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 39
4th published: 1898 in 389 Choralgesänge, no. 385
Opus: BWV 256
Description: Lyrics of stanza 1 by an unknown author, 1609; stanzas 2-6 are by Johann Gigas, 1561.
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Original text and translations
![]() 1. Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, |
3. Kein' Frucht das Weizenkörnlein bringt, |
5. Dein' Seel' bedenk', bewahr dein'n Leib, |