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Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder
"" (literally: O world, see here your life) is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German by Paul Gerhardt. In 16 stanzas of 6 lines, it was first published in 1647 in Johann Crüger's ''Praxis pietatis melica''. The hymn is known as the source for chorales in Bach's Passions. It was translated to English in several versions, for example "O, World! behold upon the tree" by Catherine Winkworth in 1858. Text and tune Gerhardt wrote the hymn for Passiontide in 16 stanzas of 6 lines each to the melody of "O Welt, ich muß dich lassen", which is taken from the earlier secular "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" attributed to Heinrich Isaac. The tune requires the poetic form AABCCB. Gerhardt also wrote the evening song "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" to the same melody, Zahn No. 2293. Gerhardt based his work on a meditation on the Passion by Martin Moller, part of his 1587 ''Soliloquia de passione''. The theme is a reflection what the suffering of Jesus means for the Christian. Starting with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion Hymn
Passion hymns are hymns dedicated to the Passion of Jesus. They are often sung during Passiontide, namely for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Many of them were used as chorales in Passion (music), Passions, such as Bach's St John Passion structure, St John and St Matthew Passion structure, St Matthew Passion. List of Passion hymns References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |