Jesu, hope of men despairing. BWV 475 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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In English: Jesu, hope of men despairing
- Editor: Andrew Crookall (submitted 2003-11-20). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 45 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Four-part, SATB.
General Information
Title: Jesu, hope of men despairing, BWV 475
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Ernst Christoph Homburg
Number of voices: 2vv Voicings: SB or TB
Genre: Sacred, Lied
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1736 in Schemelli's Musicalisches Gesängbuch, no. 333
2nd published: 1892 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 39
Opus: BWV 475
Description: Jesus, unser Trost und Leben, BWV 475 with words translated into English.
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Original text and translations
German text1. Jesus, unser Trost und Leben, |
English translationJesu, hope of men despairing, Translated by B. E. Bulman |


German text