O Jesus, lord of life and breath / Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

( Lord Jesus Christ, be thou our guest )

Arr.: Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621) [ Germany ]

Text by Buszin, Walter E. (1899-1973) [USA] (1951)
Adaptor of the text: Woodward, George Ratcliffe (1848-1934) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Concordia [USA] , 1955 ; in Six settings from "Musae Sioniae, 1609" (19 p.)
Ref. : 97-7571  (4 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Wienhorst, Richard
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 17th century  (1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Chorale ; Chorale arrangement
Mood of the piece: firm
Type of Choir: SAB  (3 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Instruments (optional)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: F major
Duration: 2.0 min.
Number of verses: 2
Origin: Germany
Musicological Sources: Musae Sioniae, 1609 ; Tune: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" from "Geistliche Lieder," Wittenberg, 1533
Source of text: verse 1: Greek Triodon "Songs of Syon," tr. Woodward, 1910, alt. ; verse 2: Buszin
 

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