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In September 1742 Bach, aged 57, bought a deluxe edition of Martin Luther’s complete works in seven volumes.

Bach wrote this for someone’s funeral while in his 20s…possibly right after writing Christ Lag.
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106
Gods time is the best of times

Put Christ Lag in Todes Banden BWV 4 on Bach favs

Handel Dixit Dominus mvmt 8. Wow.
De torrente in…

Page 139 and 140 worth reading again and again. Powerful stuff.

This book is really dense...

Christ lag in Todesbanden" is a seven-stanza Easter hymn written by Martin Luther in 1524, famously set as a chorale cantata (BWV 4) by J.S. Bach. The hymn focuses on Christ's victory over death and the liberation from sin, moving from the sorrow of death to the joy of resurrection.

Wartburg Castle and Johann Sebastian Bach are both iconic cultural treasures centered around the city of Eisenach, Germany. While the medieval Wartburg Castle is famous as Martin Luther's hiding place, Bach was born in Eisenach in 1685 and spent his early years there. Wiki

This book is dense.

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach - Music in the Castle of Heaven - 2014 Audible: 21:43 Hours - Narrator: Antony Ferguson
And Kindle: 599 Pages
Commenced: March 14, 2026
Heard: 05:02 Hours - Balance: 16:52 Hours - Read: 125 pages - 21%
Reading Kindle on iPad while listening to the audiobook, with gentle Bach music playing softly background, of course!