Sunday Cantata Podcast
1) BWV 65 Sie warden aus Saba alle kommen
"All those from Sheba shall come". As the wise men from the East came to worship Jesus with their gifts (Matthew 2), Christians, too, are called to offer themselves to Jesus in the confidence that He ...Show More
2) BWV 122 Das neugeborne Kindelein
"The newborn little child". This is a chorale cantata based on a 16th-century Christmas hymn, rejoicing that Jesus’ coming into the world has taken away the condemnation of our sins and opened the way...Show More
3) BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!
"Prepare the ways, prepare the paths!" A call to repentance and faith in anticipation of the coming of Christ to judge the world.
4) BWV 62 Nun komm, den Heiden Heiland
A chorale cantata paraphrasing and meditating on the ancient Advent hymn, "Saviour of the Nations Come".
5) BWV 31 Schwingt freudig, euch Empor
"Soar joyfully aloft". Based on Psalm 24, this cantata in the promised coming of Christ, who is the King of Glory.
6) BWV 61 Nun komm, den Heiden Heiland
A prayer anticipating the coming of the Saviour of the world. Based on the ancient Advent hymn, "Saviour of the Nations, Come".
7) BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
"Wake, awake, for night is flying". Perhaps the greatest of all the cantatas, based on one of the greatest Lutheran hymns, by Philipp Nicolai. Based on the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25), its...Show More
8) BWV 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
"Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!" Since Jesus will soon return to judge the living and the dead, and our lives can end at any moment, Christians ought to be watchful and diligent in prayer - and joyfully co...Show More
9) BWV 116 Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ
"You prince of peace, Lord Jesus Christ". The hymn by Jakob Ebert on which this chorale cantata is based was written as a prayer for peace in time of war. It is an act of repentance over our sins and ...Show More
10) BWV 26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
"Ah, how fleeting, ah, how insubstantial". A chorale cantata based on a hymn by Michael Franck, which laments the brevity of human life – and therefore placing one’s trust in God and His eternal faith...Show More