| First Publication | Melody: 1547 in Pseaulmes cinquante (Lyon), set to Lève le cœur, ouvre l'oreille Text "Wen wy in höchsten nöden syn": 1566 in New Betbüchlein (Dresden) [N.B. unable to confirm this source] Melody with this text: 1588, in Franz Eler's Cantica Sacra II: Psalmi Lutheri (Hamburg) Text "Für deinen Thron trett ich hiemit": 1646 in Gesenius' New Ordentlich Gesang-Buch (Hannover) Melody with this text: apparently this association first occurs with Bach's chorale prelude BWV 668 |
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| Genre Categories | Chorales; Religious works; For mixed chorus; |
| Related Works | Lève le cœur, ouvre l'oreille Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 431, by Johann Sebastian Bach Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668, by Johann Sebastian Bach Die Choralmelodien (Orgelbüchlein: No.42a) |
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| Work Title | Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein |
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| Alternative. Title | Wen wy in höchsten nöden syn; Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit; Für deinen Thron trett ich hiemit |
| Composer | Bourgeois, Loys |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ILB 3 |
| First Publication. | Melody: 1547 in Pseaulmes cinquante (Lyon), set to Lève le cœur, ouvre l'oreille Text "Wen wy in höchsten nöden syn": 1566 in New Betbüchlein (Dresden) [N.B. unable to confirm this source] Melody with this text: 1588, in Franz Eler's Cantica Sacra II: Psalmi Lutheri (Hamburg) Text "Für deinen Thron trett ich hiemit": 1646 in Gesenius' New Ordentlich Gesang-Buch (Hannover) Melody with this text: apparently this association first occurs with Bach's chorale prelude BWV 668 |
| Librettist | Paul Eber (1511–1569), after Joachim Camerarius - Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein Bodo von Hodenberg (1604–1650) - Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit |
| Language | German |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
| Piece Style | Renaissance |
| Instrumentation | SATB voices (Bourgeois' original) voice or unison chorus (1588 German version) |
| Related Works | Lève le cœur, ouvre l'oreille Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 431, by Johann Sebastian Bach Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668, by Johann Sebastian Bach Die Choralmelodien (Orgelbüchlein: No.42a) |
| External Links | Historical notes, Bach Cantatas Website |
| Extra Information | Chorale based on the melody of Bourgeois' Decalogue hymn Lève le cœur, ouvre l'oreille |