Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam | To Jordan when our Lord had gone | F.W. Zachow (1663-1712)

For the "Feast of the #Baptism of the Lord" on January 9th 2022, we today hear an arrangement on the chorale "#Christ, unser Herr, zum #Jordan kam" by Friedrich Wilhelm #Zachow (1663-1712), a German composer of the Baroque period. Georg Friedrich Händel was one of his students.

The chorale itself is a song by Martin Luther from 1541:

Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam
nach seines Vaters Willen,
von Sankt Johann die Taufe nahm,
sein Werk und Amt zu erfüllen.
Da wollt er stiften uns ein Bad,
zu waschen uns von Sünden,
ersäufen auch den bittern Tod
durch sein selbst Blut und Wunden,
es galt ein neues Leben.
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To Jordan when our Lord had gone,
His Father's pleasure willing,
He took His baptism of St John,
His work and task fulfilling;
Therein He would appoint a bath
To wash us from defilement,
And also drown that cruel Death
In His blood of assoilment:
'Twas no less than a new life.
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I recommend listening to this recording with high quality speakers or headphones to pick out subtle details like the response of the (virtual) pipes and micro detunings.

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Performed on my #Gloria Concerto 350 Trend DLX digital organ by #Kisselbach (Viscount Sonus 60) with organ shoes by diamantdanceshoes. Recorded using a #zoomh2n. The notes were displayed on a #Hannspree Titan 3 Android tablet with #Mobilesheetspro. The page turning was realized with an #Airturn Bite Switch.
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