Christum wir sollen loben schon. Orgelbüchlein. Chorale prelude BWV 611
Johann Sebastian Bach
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“Christum wir sollen loben schon” is a Lutheran Christmas hymn with a text by Martin Luther, first published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion. He wrote it based on the Latin A solis ortus cardine and kept its melody (Zahn No. 297a-b).
A variant of the hymn tune, Zahn No. 297c, was published in 1535. The hymn was used in several musical settings, including the chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121. Bach wrote an organ chorale prelude BWV 611 for his Orgelbüchlein.