Chorale 104 – Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Ach Gott/ wie manches Hertzeleid
begegnet mir zu dieser Zeit/
der schmale Weg ist Trübsals voll/
den ich zum Himmel wandeln soll.
English
O God, how much heartache
I encounter in this time.
The narrow way is full of misery,
on which I shall march towards heaven.
Origination:
Melody: ? Königsberg Manuscript 1602, adapted Christian Bergen – Dresden 1608
Text: Martin Moller (1547-1606)
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The setting of chorale 104 was written in a collaborative exercise by Peter Shepherd, William Whitehead and Timothy Byram-Wigfield.
There is a longer setting, commissioned by Harrison and Harrison Ltd and composed by Martyn Harry, which we hope to publish in Orgelbüchlein Extended.
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