I found this elegant programme note in a music for Passiontide service at St Paul’s Cathedral. London.
“The chorale text emphasises the disparity between the soul and the earthly body:
while we face trials in this world, we are destined for everlasting peace as a result of
Christ’s Passion. Bach’s stark setting of the famous chorale melody is timeless in its
serenity.”
One of the simplest & most beautiful chorale preludes in the canon gives the perfect opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Vox Humana on the BW of this lovely sample set.