Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now come, Savior of the heathens), BWV 62, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata, based on Martin Luther's hymn "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", in Leipzig for the first Sunday in Advent and first performed it on 3 December 1724. It is part of his chorale cantata cycle.
| Original Name | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland |
| Librettist | Martin Luther (1483-1546) (Nos.1, 6) Anonymous (Nos.2-5) |
| Date of composition | 1724 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1724, December 3rd in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1868 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 1st Sunday in Advent |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | B Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 62 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles en si mineur, BWV 62 Johann Sebastian Bach: Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles in si minore, BWV 62 Johann Sebastian Bach: Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles h-moll, BWV 62 |