Sleepers, wake! (Wachet auf)
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- čas přidán 6. 12. 2023
- The hymn "Wachet auf" followed by a chorale prelude by Max Reger (Opus 67/43).
"Sleepers, wake!" A voice astounds us,
the shout of rampart-guards surrounds us:
"Awake, Jerusalem, arise!"
Midnight's peace their cry has broken,
their urgent summons clearly spoken:
"The time has come, O maidens wise!
Rise up, and give us light:
the Bridegroom is in sight.
Alleluia!
Your lamps prepare and hasten there,
that you the wedding feast may share."
Zion hears the watchmen singing;
her heart with joyful hope is springing,
she wakes and hurries through the night.
Forth he comes, her Bridegroom glorious
in strength of grace, in truth victorious:
her star is risen, her light grows bright.
Now come, most worthy Lord,
God's Son, Incarnate Word,
Alleluia!
We follow all and heed your call
to come into the banquet hall.
Lamb of God, the heavens adore you;
let saints and angels sing before you,
as harps and cymbals swell the sound.
Twelve great pearls, the city's portals:
through them we stream to join th'immortals
as we with joy your throne surround.
No eye has known the sight,
no ear heard such delight:
Alleluia!
Therefore we sing to greet our King;
for ever let our praises ring.
Words and Tune: Philipp Nicolai / trans. Carl P. Daw / harm. based upon J. S. Bach, improvised accompaniment by Robert McCormick
A masterpiece of congregational and choir hymn singing. Outstanding organ leading the hymn. A triumph of worship.
Such a Spirit filled Church! I hope to visit in there in the new year!
Absolutly genius!!! It is great to listen. Thank you very much for sharing this great Music with us! Greetings from Germany
Nice intro to the hymn, the organist takes BWV645 Canata 140 section and uses it as the basis for his intro.
Rousing, jubilant. Aeolian-Skinner! ❤What great music so under appreciated now 😕
At 3:45 you see 2 People enjoying the Sound! Great!
I have never heard this piece, but I _have_ heard the P.D.Q. Bach cantata "Wachet arf" or "Sleeping dogs, wake!" (S. K9). So I thought I would give this one a listen to see if it's as good.
Update: While the "arf" is more stylistically varied, the "auf" tends to stay in its musical lane. I appreciated the organist using the tinkly tinkles on the last verse. Maybe next time they can rent a circus calliope or, better yet, a panharmonicon. Really put those clanging cymbals to work.
If you want more information about those tinkled chimes it can either be a stop or the buttons on the pedalboard depending on the organ (i forgot what those were called😅) the stop is called zimbel stern and the stop is at my church that I play at so it would be used for like Christmas advent or Easter (if it’s the appropriate song of course)
You're good at playing loudly - you're aware that there's a congregation trying to sing?
Can you not hear them?
1. The mics are considerably closer to the organ than the bulk of the congregation. Even when using the nave division the organ sounds distant in the rear of the nave. The organists register for the person at the very back.
2. Accordingly, the quieter the organ, the quieter the people sing.
The organ is majestic, powerful, awesome, a hint of God Himself, AND the congregation is doing an amazing job at singing powerfully too.
There's always "that one" person...🙄
I listened from the back of the nave this morning. Full organ at the back is not loud at all. This is why the organists use full registration on hymns.