Jesu Meine Freude Information

· Tempo will be around crotchet = 92

· Bring out the text – lots of energised consonants (eg Y for Jesu, FRR for Freude, VV for
Weide). This will help give a sense of urgency, as a personal prayer

· Verse 1 (Jesu, meine Freude): forte. Verse 2 (Ach, wie lange): piano. Verse 3 (Gottes Lamm):
forte

· Breathing: generally, every phrase is 2 bars, and breathe in between phrases. Exception in
verse 2: breathe after Ach, wie lang, and then connect through ach lange ist dem Herzen bange

· Put a little lift after the opening Jesu, but not a full breath – just a tiny break in the sound to
show the comma

· Slow down (Rit.) and get softer (diminuendo) throughout the final phrase (from nicht sonst
Liebers..)

· Final note: three beats of vowel, and final beat hum on the n (nnnn). We will hold this n for 2
beats, so the last note will be 5 beats total (3 beats on the vowel, and 2 beats on the n).
Verse 1: forte
Verse 2: piano

Forte

Rit.