Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)

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from Das Orgelbüchlein by Johann Sebastian Bach

=Background

The five verses of Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesus Christ are a prayer for faith, hope, and love in times of despair. The text was written by Johann Agricola (1494-1566) and published before 1530. (Footnote No. 1)

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Notes

Mark Steven Bighley, "The Lutheran Chorales in the Organ Works of J. S. Bach" (D.M.A.dissertation, Arizona State University, 1985), p. 185.

  1. This footnote was entered in the "Registration and Organs" article.