: Reused from Bach's secular cantata BWV 214 .
: A central emotional moment is the alto aria, " Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder " (Seal, my heart, this blessed miracle). This piece is often considered the only entirely new aria Bach wrote for the oratorio, as much of the rest of the work recycled music from his earlier secular cantatas. Bach_Christmas_Oratorio.part3.rar
: A tenor soloist who narrates the biblical text in recitative style. : Reused from Bach's secular cantata BWV 214