Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand
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"Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand" (English: Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who conquered death) is a hymn for Easter by Martin Luther. The text originated in 1524. Johannes Zahn listed three hymn tunes for it. Two of these, Zahn Nos. 1976 and 1977, were published in 1724. A third, Zahn No. 1978, is attributed to Luther and was first published in 1529. Variants of this melody originated up to the early 17th century.[1][2][3]
Text
[edit | edit source]Below is the original German version of the text
Jesus Christus unser Heiland,
der den Tod überwand,
ist auferstanden,
die Sünd hat er gefangen.
Kyrie eleison.
Der ohn Sünden war geboren,
trug für uns Gottes Zorn,
hat uns versöhnet,
dass Gott uns sein Huld gönnet.
Kyrie eleison.
Tod, Sünd, Leben und auch Gnad,
alls in Händen er hat;
er kann erretten
alle, die zu ihm treten.
Kyrie eleison.[4]
Jesus Christ, our Saviour true,
He who Death overthrew,
Is up arisen,
And sin hath put in prison.
Kyrieleison.[5]
Settings
[edit | edit source]One of the early melodies for "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand" appeared in the Erfurt Enchiridion. The later hymn tune, Zahn No. 1978, was adopted, for instance, in compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach.[3][6]
Erfurt Enchiridion (1524)
[edit | edit source]The 1524 Erfurt Enchiridion contained the hymn with the Zahn No. 1977 melody:[7]
Zahn No. 1978
[edit | edit source]Two four-part settings of the 1529 melody of the hymn were included in Samuel Scheidt's 1650 Görlitzer Tabulaturbuch (SSWV 441-540). Further chorale preludes for organ were composed by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (LV 36), by Johann Pachelbel (PC 60) and by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 626 in the Orgelbüchlein[8]).
Johann Sebastian Bach also wrote a chorale harmonization (BWV 364):[6][9][10]
<score sound="1"> { \new PianoStaff <<
\new Staff <<
\new Voice \relative c { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 64 \voiceOne \clef treble \key g \dorian \time 4/4
g4 f f g | a g f e | d2\fermata r4
f4 | g a g fis | g2\fermata r4
c4 | g8 a bes4 a g | a2\fermata r4
g4 | f g a g | f e d\fermata
f4 | g a g fis | g1\fermata \bar "|." }
\addlyrics { \set stanza = "1. " Je -- sus Chri -- stus un -- ser Hei - land,
der den Tod ü -- ber -- wand, ist auf - er -- stan - den, die Sünd hat er ge -- fan - gen. Ky -- rie e -- lei - son. }
\new Voice \relative c' { \voiceTwo d4 d d d8 c | c f4 es8 d4. cis8 | a2 r4
d4 | d es8 d d4 d | d2 r4
g8 f | es4 d8 g g[ fis] g g, | d'2 r4
d8 cis | d[ f] f e f4 e | e8 d4 cis8 a4
d4 | d es d d | d1 }
>>
\new Staff <<
\new Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "church organ" \clef bass \key g \dorian \time 4/4 \voiceOne
bes4 bes a8 bes g4 | f8 a bes4 b e,8 a16 g | f2 r4
a4 | bes8 g c4 c8 bes a4 | bes2 r4
c4 | c d d4. c8 | fis,2 r4
bes4 | a c c bes | a~ a8. g16 f4
a | bes c c8[ bes] a c | b1 }
\new Voice \relative c { \voiceTwo g8[ a] bes c d4 e | f g gis a8 a, | d2 r4
d8 c | bes4 fis g d' | g,2 r4
es'8 d | c4 g d' es | d2 r4
g,4 | d' c f8[ e] d cis | d4 a d,
d'8 c | bes[ a] g fis g4 d | g1 }
>> >> }
</score>
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Hahn & Henkys 2001.
- ^ Lucke 1923.
- ^ a b Zahn 1889, pp. 532–533.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ English translation of the first stanza by George MacDonald[citation needed]
- ^ a b BWV2a (1998), p. 476
- ^ Zahn 1889, p. 532.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ BWV 364 at Luke Dahn's bach–chorales.com (2018)
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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