BWV 615 In Thee is gladness

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	615
Title	In Thee is gladness
Composed	1713, Weimar
Key	G-Dur
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Orgelbuechlein
Event	New Year
Author of text	Cyriakus Schneegass, 1598
Text	In Thee is gladness Amid all sadness, Jesu, sunshine of my heart. By Thee are given The gifts of heaven, Thou the true Redeemer art. Our souls Thou wakest, OLur bonds Thou breakest, Who trusts Thee surely Hath built securely, He stands forever, Alleluia! Our hearts are pining To see Thy shining, Dying or living, To Thee are cleaving, Naught can us sever. Alleluia.
Manuscript	Estate Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Bodleian library, Oxford; Music library, Leipzig; Johann Sebastian Bach Institute, Goettingen; Conservatory, Brussels; Yale University, New Haven; University library, Warzawa