Chorale 90 – Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
Kommt her zu mir/ spricht Gottes Sohn/
all/ die ihr seyd beschweret nun/
mit Sünden hart beladen/
ihr Jungen/ Alt/ Frauen und Mann/
ich will euch geben/ was ich han/
will heilen euren Schaden.
English
“Come to me”, says God’s Son,
“all you who are now burdened,
heavily laden with sins.
Young and old, women and men,
I will give you what I have,
will heal your hurt”.
Origination:
Melody: c.1490, contrafactum of Es ist nicht lang, dass es geschah
Text: Georg Grünwald (c.1490-1530)
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The setting of chorale 90 was commissioned by the Finzi Trust and composed by David Matthews. Volume 4 was published in 2017 by Edition Peters. Copies may still be available via their website. The Orgelbüchlein Project plans to publish a revised Volume 4 in due course.
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Composed by David Matthews and played by Daniel Moult
Composed by David Matthews and played by William Whitehead at the organ of Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, London