Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 1092
Title Lord God, now open wide Thy Heav'n
Composed 1708, Weimar
Key A-Minor
Scoring

Organ

Movements Chorale
Category Neumeister collection of Yale University
Event Funeral
Author of text Unknown
Text

Lord God, now open wide Thy Heav'n, My parting hour is near;
My course is run, enough I've striven, Enough I've suffered here;
Weary and sad, My soul is glad That she may lay her down to rest;
Now all on earth I can resign, But only let Thy Heav'n be mine.

Manuscript Yale University, New Haven

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