Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

Johann Pachelbel (1653 – 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era.

Pachelbel’s music enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany where he had many pupils. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the Canon in D, the only canon he wrote – although a true canon at the unison in three parts, it is often regarded more as a passacaglia, and it is in this mode that it has been arranged and transcribed for many different media. In addition to the canon, his most well-known works include the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard variations.

Other works have used the harmonic progression in the Canon, such as Ralph McTell’s Streets of London

With Vows Given Freely (Pachelbel Canon) – Small Ensemble

Hymn – With vows given freely – Lyrics

With vows given freely, such delight
Is pleasure reflected in God’s sight.
You follow His loving living sign;
In Jesus His gift to us divine:
A sign in the flying of a dove,
Ever present Spirit of his love,
A symbol of the God that is above
Reminds us life is good.

Your life is a thing to be enjoyed,
Not to be squandered or destroyed,
And laughter’s a part of God’s design,
Your joy is another gift divine: Refrain

So, go to the lonely and the sad,
Speak of your joy and make them glad,
Hope’s light in your love will ever shine,
Your love is a holy gift divine: Refrain

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Details

Verses: 3
Album: Wedding Songs
Tune: Pachelbel Canon
Style: Baroque
Usage: General, Weddings
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 – 1706)
Arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin. CCLI: 7152808
Lyricist: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin
Music Copyright Public Domain
Performance Copyright ℗ 2019 Richard M S Irwin. All rights reserved.

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So life can be hard and sometimes tough (Pachelbel Canon)

Hymn – So life can be hard and sometimes tough- Lyrics

So life can be hard and sometimes tough,
But there’s both the smooth and the rough;
For life can be great and here’s a sign,
In Jesus his holy gift divine:
A sign in the flying of a dove,
Ever present Spirit of his love,
A symbol of the God that is above
Reminds us life is good.

So life is a thing to be enjoyed,
And not to be wasted or destroyed.
For laughter is part of God’s design;
And joy is another gift divine: Refrain

So go to the lonely and the sad,
And give them your love and make them glad,
For helping the light of hope to shine,
Your gift is a love that is divine: Refrain

Lyrics © 2014 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955). All rights reserved. CCLI 7152805

Recording

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Details

Verses: 4
Tune: Pachelbel Canon
Style: Baroque
Usage: General, Weddings
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 – 1706)
Arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin. CCLI: 7152808
Lyricist: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin
Music Public Domain Lyrics 2014 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955)