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Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)

Original Text

English Translation

Original Text

Nun komm der Heiden Heiland,
der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt,
daß sich wunder alle Welt,
Gott solch' Geburt ihm bestellt.

English Translation

Now come, Saviour of the gentiles,
recognized as the child of the Virgin,
so that all the world might marvel that
God ordained such a birth for him.

This piece was performed by the SFBC in Psallite! A Candlelight Christmas on December 3, 2005.

Note: These translations are Copyright © 1995-2005 San Francisco Bach Choir. Please do not distribute or use these translations without the express written permission of the San Francisco Bach Choir.
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