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Series combining profound Lutheran spirituality with exquisite music. Pastor Tapani Simojoki introduces a cantata written by Bach for each Sunday of the church year. The cantatas of J.S. Bach form one... more
FAQs about Sunday Cantata:How many episodes does Sunday Cantata have?The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.
December 14, 2025BWV 62 Nun komm, den Heiden HeilandA chorale cantata paraphrasing and meditating on the ancient Advent hymn, "Saviour of the Nations Come"....more27minPlay
December 07, 2025BWV 31 Schwingt freudig, euch Empor"Soar joyfully aloft". Based on Psalm 24, this cantata in the promised coming of Christ, who is the King of Glory....more37minPlay
November 30, 2025BWV 61 Nun komm, den Heiden HeilandA prayer anticipating the coming of the Saviour of the world. Based on the ancient Advent hymn, "Saviour of the Nations, Come"....more29minPlay
November 23, 2025BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"Wake, awake, for night is flying". Perhaps the greatest of all the cantatas, based on one of the greatest Lutheran hymns, by Philipp Nicolai. Based on the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25), its subject matter is the love between, and the approaching wedding feast of, Christ and the Church....more50minPlay
November 16, 2025BWV 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!"Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!" Since Jesus will soon return to judge the living and the dead, and our lives can end at any moment, Christians ought to be watchful and diligent in prayer - and joyfully confident in the joy Jesus has prepared for them....more44minPlay
November 09, 2025BWV 116 Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ"You prince of peace, Lord Jesus Christ". The hymn by Jakob Ebert on which this chorale cantata is based was written as a prayer for peace in time of war. It is an act of repentance over our sins and an entreaty to Jesus, the prince of peace, to bring peace into our present suffering....more31minPlay
November 02, 2025BWV 26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig"Ah, how fleeting, ah, how insubstantial". A chorale cantata based on a hymn by Michael Franck, which laments the brevity of human life – and therefore placing one’s trust in God and His eternal faithfulness....more28minPlay
October 26, 2025BWV 80 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"A mighty fortress is our God". A triumphant setting and expansion of Luther’s famous battle hymn of the Reformation....more33minPlay
October 19, 2025BWV 109 Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben"I believe, dear Lord, help my unbelief". Drawing on the account of Jesus’ healing of the official’s son in John 4, offering comfort to the weak in faith that whoever trusts in Jesus will never be disappointed....more34minPlay
October 12, 2025BWV 180 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele"Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness". A chorale cantata, setting and expanding one of the great Lutheran communion hymns, by Johann Franck....more32minPlay
FAQs about Sunday Cantata:How many episodes does Sunday Cantata have?The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.