O sacred head, surrounded (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2021-01-08)  CPDL #62316:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-01-08).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 49 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2021-01-08)  CPDL #62315:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-01-08).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 99 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

General Information

Title: O sacred head, surrounded
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Tune: Passion Chorale
Lyricist: Paul Gerhardt

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 76. 76. D

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published: 1601 in Lustgarten neuer teutscher Gesäng, no. 24
    2nd published: 1830 in Bach's Matthäuspassion by Adolf Schlesinger in Berlin
    3rd published: ca. 1875 in England?
    4th published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 68
Description: Translation by Henry Williams Baker, 1861. A descant to the hymn is available by Geoffrey Shaw.

Opus: BWV 244 – Matthäuspassion , mvt. 19

External websites:

• https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden.