Factoids:
- This tune is actually taken from Bach's St. Matthew Passion, and less notably in the Christmas Oratorio.
- You may recognize it as O sacred head , or "The Passion Chorale."
- A chorale is essentially a hymn that is a part of a larger work.
- Typically Bach's cantata's, passions, and oratorios (especially the Christmas Oratorio) are loaded with chorales.
- Scholarship suggests that they may have been sung by the congregation int he original performances.
- Have a listen to the Bach version of the same melody:
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