Chorale 85 – Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gemein
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Nun freut euch lieben Christn gemein/
und last uns frölich springen:
daß wir getrost und all in ein/
mit Lust und Liebe singen/
was Gott an uns gewendet hat/
und seine süsse Wunderthat/
gar theur hat ers erworben.
English
Now rejoice dear Christians all
and let us leap with gladness;
that we, confidently and all as one,
sing with rapture and love
of that which God has wrought for us
and his sweet miracle
so dearly bought.
Origination:
Melody: Jobst Gutknecht (fl.1514-40) – Nuremberg 1524, contrafactum of So weiß ich eins das mich erfrewt
Text: 1523, Martin Luther (1483-1546)
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