67 in 1902. In Felix Mendelssohn's St. Paul oratorio, Wachet auf features prominently as a chorale and also as the main theme of the overture. Tune Title: WACHET AUF First Line: Praise the Lord through every nation Composer: Hans Sachs, 1494-1576; Philip Nicolai, 1556-1608; Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 Meter: Irr. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme: Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers Melody & Text: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". He composed a chorale prelude as No. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ('Awake, calls the voice to us'), BWV 140, also known as …

"Wachet Auf", BWV 140, known as "Sleepers Wake", is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1900, Max Reger composed a fantasia for organ on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" as the second of Three chorale fantasias, Op. The original melody was taken from the hymn "Wachet Auf" by Philipp Nicolai . … 41 of his 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 52.