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Johann Sebastian Bach

1685-1750

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Born: March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Germany.

Died: July 28, 1750, Leipzig, Germany.

Buried: Originally, Bach was buried in the cemetery at St. John’s Church in Leipzig; in 1900, his remains were moved to a crypt inside the church. The church was destroyed in World War II, so in 1949, he was was re-interred in Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Biographies of Bach are available many places on the Internet. What most do not include is the fact that many familiar hymn tunes tunes were adapted by him, or by others from his music:

Hymn Music:

  1. Ach Gott und Herr
  2. Christ Lag in Todesbanden
  3. Das Neugeborne Kindlein
  4. Das Walt’ Gott Vater
  5. Du Freidensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ
  6. Ermuntre Dich
  7. Freu Dich Sehr
  8. Green Fields
  9. Heart Ever Faithful
  10. Herr Jesu Christ (Bach)
  11. Innsbruck
  12. Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring
  13. Liebster Immanuel
  14. Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland
  15. O Welt, Ich Muss Dich Lassen
  16. Spires
  17. Vater Unser
  18. Von Himmel Hoch
  19. Was frag’ ich nach der Welt