The

Bach to

Church

Project

Reclaiming our

Lutheran choral heritage

for our

congregations and schools.

View our filterable, searchable, ever-expanding collection of historic Lutheran choral music from the 16th-18th centuries.

Explore modern Lutheran choral settings and hymns that follow in the rich tradition of our Lutheran choral heritage.

Learn about the Bach to Church Project: the impetus behind it, the people involved, and how you can contribute.

Latest Additions

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Commit Whatever Grieves Thee (BWV 244.44)

“Commit Whatever Grieves Thee” (Befiehl du deine Wege), text by Paul Gerhardt (1656). Tune (Herzlich tut mich verlangen) by Hans Leo Hassler (1601). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 244.44). Homophonic, SATB.

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Bach to Church

Project

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