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| Text: | Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring |
| Author: | Martin Janus |
| Translator: | Anon. |
| Tune: | JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING |
| Composer: | Johann Schop |
| Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach |
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus, joy of our desiring |
| Title: | Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring |
| Author: | Martin Janus (1661) |
| Translator: | Anon. (alt.) |
| Meter: | 87 87. 88 77 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ: Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ: Nature of; Jesus Christ: Presence and Guidance |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING |
| Composer: | Johann Schop |
| Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach (1723) |
| Meter: | 87 87. 88 77 |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
Bach harmonized Schop's melody, using it twice in his Cantata 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben