Melody 2: Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II | Zahn: 533a | EKG: 317 2 Breitkopf 236, essentially the same harmonization as Breitkopf 294, even gives a different title not documented elsewhere: O Jesu, du mein Bräutigam Thus it is apparent that Bach also used this melody with yet another chorale text. We find this melody used only in BWV 335 which is a 4-part setting probably from a lost cantata in which the text used was Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht as this is the title given in the Breitkopf and Dietel collections. See the melody sample as given by Schein. The source of the melody has yet to be determined accurately and definitively however, it does seem to come from a period before the Reformation and shows many similarities with “ Rex Christe, factor omnium” which may have been the source. Melody 1: Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht I | Zahn: 314 These melodies are treated separately below: This important melody is listed by the NBA as “ Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II”. The second melody, frequently used by Bach for the chorale texts for Herr (or O) Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht and Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid is identified as Zahn 533a. The NBA designates this combination of chorale text and melody as “ Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht I”. The first melody, set only once by Bach, but using the chorale text for “ O (or Herr) Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht” is identified as Zahn 314. The NBA makes a clear distinction between two different melodies, both used by Bach for settings of “ O (or Herr) Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht”: O (or Herr) Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht Historical information about the specific melodies most commonly used by Bach for various chorale texts relating primarily to the settings of the following texts: Some hymnals offered both versions: Vopelius, Leipzig, 1682, Leipzig, 1707, and Dresden, 1741. There are even some shortened versions for example, from Königsberg, 1650, Hannover, 1659, Lüneburg, 1661, all having 10 verses, but those from Leipzig, 1673, and Dresden, 1676, having 12 verses. This version now containing 15 verses appears in numerous hymnbooks after this time sometimes, however, the chorale text began with “ Herr Jesu” and at other times with “ O Jesu”. In the printed collection “ Kirchen- und Haus-Musik” Breslau, 1644, an additional verse was added between verses 6 and 7 beginning with: “ Die heiligen fünf Wunden dein….” The fourth line of the first verse is exactly like the oldest version from 1608. He simply included the older, already existing text in his collection of chorales. It is clear that Martin Behm was not the author/poet of this chorale text. Zehen | Sterbegebet | Reimweise zu- | gerichtet | Durch | MARTINUM BOHE- | mum Laubanensem Lusa- | tium, Predigern da- | selbst…. The same text as the latter with a few changes appears in Martin Behm’s collection published in Wittenberg in 1611: Mein hort / mein trost / mein zuversicht: In the latter, the first verse is as follows: | Wirff dein Anliegen auff den Her- | ren/…ANNO 1610 | Mein Hort / mein Trost / mein Zuversicht /Ī second version having 14 verses appears for the first time in 1610 in:Ĭhristliche | Gebet. Just as there are songs that can be categorized as promoting a “ carpe-diem” mode of thinking, here the preceding title promises instruction in the “ ars moriendi”. | Im Thon /| HERR JEsu Christ wahr Mensch vnd GOtt / etc. Von dieser Welt abscheidender | Christen Mensch / jhme das vnschüldi= | ge Leiden Christi / zu einer frölichen | vnd seligen hinfarth / recht nützlich | appliciren vnnd zueignen | möge. ZWEY | Schöne / Geistliche newe Lieder | … | Das Ander. There is no indication of where it was published however, the year is established as 1608. The oldest version is an anonymous broadside containing only two chorale texts (one on each side). The text of the chorale “ Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht” has been handed down and recorded with several distinct, widely differing variants, some having a different total number of verses or with a different sequence of verses. Historical information about the text as explained in the NBA KB III/1 pp. Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers | Arrangements/Transcriptions | Footnotes | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf NumberĬhorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
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