Baron von Bunsen et al. in Heidelberg - 30 December, 1854
from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, page 367:
Letter from Bunsen to one of his Sons, Heidelberg: last evening of the year 1854 - The melodious bells of all the churches are ringing out the old year—in the church a full and devout congregation have been singing, with trombone accompaniment, 'Nun danket Alle Gott!'—and your mother and I have said together with tearful eyes, ' Praise the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth for ever ! Who maketh the lame to walk, and the blind to see ! What is man that Thou so regardest him, or the son of man that Thou so visitest him? ' Lord ! I am not worthy of the goodness and … more >>
Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, volume 2 (London, 1868), p. 367. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434290557673 accessed: 14 December, 2024
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Nun danket alle Gott
written by Johann Sebastian Bach |
performed by Church Congregation Heidelberg |
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Date/Time | 30 December, 1854 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |