Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 1099
Title In deep distress I cry to thee
Composed 1708, Weimar
Key G-Major
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Organ

Movements Chorale
Category Neumeister collection of Yale University
Event Lent
Author of text Martin Luther, 1524
Text

In deep distress I cry to thee,
Lord God, hear thou my calling;
Thy gracious ear bend low to me
And open to my crying!
For if thou wilt observance make
Of sin and deed unjustly done,
Who can, Lord, stand before thee?

Manuscript Yale University, New Haven

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