Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 392
Title Now rest beneath night;s shadow
Composed Unknown
Scoring

Choir for 4 voices
Movements Chorale: Now rest beneath night;s shadow
Category Chorale
Event -
Author of text Georg Forster 1539
Text
Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass


Now rest beneath night;s shadow
The woodland, field, and meadow,
The world in slumber lies;
But Thou, my heart, awake thee,
To prayer and song betake thee;
Let praise to thy Creator rise.
Manuscript Music library, Leipzig; Highschool for Music, Berlin

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