Yesterday was the first day of Spring. Today is the birthday of Johannes Sebastian Bach. It's fitting that Bach's birthday should accompany spring. His music is replete with the sounds of singing birds, greening forests, and deeper skies. Fresh, bright, and resonant with joy, Bach's music echoes the wonder of the newly born creation.
We thank Bach for this, for what he shows us about life, death, and spring. We also thank Bach for giving us a glimpse of the greater mystery of this vast, vast--and loved--universe in which we revel.
So did Bach write on every piece of music he composed, "Soli Deo Gloria" (All Glory to God Alone). Bach knew from whence all things come.
Enjoy the music!
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