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.
| Librettist | anonymous (Anonymous, but based heavily on Martin Luther's hymn of the same name) |
| Date of composition | 1724 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1868 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | B Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 62 |
| Approx. duration | 22 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Oboe Horn Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland en si mineur, BWV 62 ""Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland in si minore, BWV 62 ""Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland h-moll, BWV 62 ""Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles"" |