Schübler Chorales
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 is based on the fourth movement of Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. The hymn tune is Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. It was originally written for tenors, violins and violas playing in unison, and basso continuo. The tenor voices sing the hymn tune.