Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu

Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers

Melody & Text:

“Meinen Augen schließ ich jetzt” (My eyes I will now close) is a devotional hymn in six 4-line stanzas of popular hymn writer Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1594-1648), published in the Breslauer Gesangbuch in 1644 to his associated melody (Zahn 1067). A prayer of thanks and acceptance, it is found in the NLGB as No. 210. J.S. Bach set it as a plain chorale, BWV 378 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXG8BuA7Os, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXG8BuA7Os).
Source: Devotional Hymns: Morning, Evening Songs (William L. Hoffman, December 14, 2017)

Melody: Zahn 1067
Composer: Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1644)

Text: Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu (NLGB 210)
Author: Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1644)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu

Chorale Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt, BWV 378
Ref: Ri 258; Br 258; AmB 46II p.204; BC F 138.1

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Sources: Bach Digital; BGA; Zahn
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2018)