On this page, you will find your way to all relevant information about this chorale cantata by Bach.
Details
Choralkantate:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 177).
The text was published in 1725, but it is not clear whether it refers to an early version of BWV 177 or to a lost cantata (by Bach or an other composer).
Textdichter Choral:
Johannes Agricola (1494-1566).
Textdichter Kantate:
Johannes Agricola, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, um 1528.
Hymnological Dossier
This Hymnological Dossier (PDF) contains the text of the song, along with Johann Martin Schamelius’ explanation, from Evangelischer Lieder-Commentarius I, 1724, p. 423. The text of each part of Bach’s chorale cantata is immediately next to the relevant stanza of the song in each case.
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Chorale
Cantata
External links
- Information about this song on Hymnary.org
- Information and sources of this cantata on Bach-digital.de
- Information about this cantata text on Bachcantatatexts.org
