"Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin" (In peace and joy I now depart) is a hymn by Martin Luther, a paraphrase in German of the Nunc dimittis, the canticle of Simeon. Luther wrote the text and melody in 1524 and it was first published in the same year. Originally a song for Purification, it has been used for funerals. Luther included it in 1542 in Christliche Geseng ... zum Begrebniss (Christian chants ... for funeral).
| Librettist | Martin Luther (hymn) |
| Date of composition | 1725 |
| Premiered | 1725, February 2nd in Leipzig, Germany |
| Dedicated to | Feast of Purification of Mary |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | E Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 125 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin en mi mineur, BWV 125 Johann Sebastian Bach: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin in mi minore, BWV 125 Johann Sebastian Bach: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin e-moll, BWV 125 |