although innocent ("made captive, ... falsely indicted, and mocked and scorned and bespat"), while the scene of the Crucifixion ends with the final stanza, "" (O help, Christ, O Son of God). Bach's organ chorale prelude BWV 620 from the Orgelbüchlein is based on the same Passiontide hymn. The other chorale prelude BWV 747 with the same title does not show Bach's usual craftmanship: it probably dates from around 1750, so is possibly a transcription of an ensemble work "cobbled together" by a younger composer. Seven of the eight stanzas are used in the mid-18th century pasticcio Passion oratorio Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt in movements 2, 24, 27, 30, 38, 40 and 42. Mauricio Kagel quoted the hymn, paraphrased to "Bach, der uns selig macht", in his oratorio Sankt-Bach-Passion about Bach's life, composed for the tricentenary of Bach's birth in 1985. Notes References External links Christus der uns selig macht matthaeusglyptes.blogspot.com 16 March 2010 Christus, der uns selig macht BWV 283; BC F 31.1 / Chorale Bach Digital Christus, der uns selig macht Liederdatenbank 16th-century hymns in German Passion hymns Hymn tunes Songs about Jesus Lutheran hymns