BWV 625 Christ lay in Death`s grim prison

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	625
Title	Christ lay in Death`s grim prison
Composed	1713, Weimar
Key	D-Minor
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Orgelbuechlein
Event	Easter
Author of text	Martin Luther, 1524
Text	Christ lay in Death`s grim prison For all our sin was given; He is once more arisen And hath us brought true life now; For this shall we joyful be, God giving praise and gratitude And singing hallelujah. Hallelujah!
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