Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 663a
Title All glory be to God on High
Composed 1708, Weimar
Key G-Major
Scoring

Organ
Movements Chorale
Category Chorales Leipzig manuscript
Event Trinity
Author of text Nicolaus Decius, 1539
Text

All glory be to God on High,
Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh,
The feud at last is ended:
God showeth His goodwill toward men,
And peace shall dwell on earth again;
Oh thank Him for His goodness.
Manuscript Music library, Leipzig ; Protestant Publishing Institute, Berlin; Estate C. Ph. E. Bach

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