BWV 650 Comest Thou, Jesu, from Heaven to Earth now descending

Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV	650
Title	Comest Thou, Jesu, from Heaven to Earth now descending
Composed	1725, Leipzig
Key	G-Major
Scoring	Organ
Movements	Chorale
Category	Schuebler Chorales
Event	Christmas
Author of text	Casper Friedrich Nachtenhöfer, Coburg Gesangbuch, 1667
Text	Comest Thou, Jesu, from Heaven to Earth now descending? Can it be Heaven and Earth are in harmony blending? Eternal God, Shall this, my sorrow and need, Quicken Thy great condescending
Manuscript	Estate Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Bodleian library, Oxford; Music library, Leipzig; Yale University, New Haven