Nicodemus and Jesus on a rooftop (Image via Wikipedia)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380 (one of 29 motets from Geistliche Chor-Music, 1648), by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Performed by NoonSongs, directed by Stefan Schuck
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Fragment of John 16:14-22 from Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 208 (Image via Wikipedia)
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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Ihr werdet weinen und heulen (1725), first movement (chorus) from cantata BWV 103, composed by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Performed by the J. S. Bach Foundation of St. Gallen under Rudolf Lutz
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Heinrich Schütz, c. 1650-1660 (Leipzig), by Christoph Spetner (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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Es ist erschienen die heilsame Gnade Gottes (1648) from Geistliche Chor-Music by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Performed by Kammerchor des Kurfürst Friedrich Gymnasium Heidelberg, Conductor Werner Glöggler
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Dieric Bouts – Prophet Elijah in the Desert – WGA03015 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Matthew 24:13 [German - though oratorio premiered in English]
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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Wer bis an das Ende beharrt [He that shall endure to the end] (chorus) from Elias [Elijah] (1846) by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Performed by Seattle Pro Musica under the direction of the Karen P. Thomas
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers (chapter on Mendelssohn)
The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence (chapter on Mendelssohn)
