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`` Nun komm , der Heiden Heiland '' -LRB- original  : `` Nu kom der Heyden heyland '' , English  : `` Now come , Saviour of the heathens '' -RRB- is a Lutheran chorale of 1524 with words written by Martin Luther , based on Veni redemptor gentium by Ambrose .. Martin Luther. Martin Luther. Veni redemptor gentium. Veni redemptor gentium. chorale. chorale. Ambrose. Ambrose. It was printed in the Erfurt Enchiridion of 1524 .. The chorale was used as the prominent hymn for the first Sunday of Advent for centuries .. Advent. Advent. chorale. chorale. It was used widely in organ settings by Protestant baroque composers , most notably Johann Sebastian Bach  : he set it as the opening chorale prelude BWV 599 of Orgelbuchlein ; and three times -- as BWV 659 -LRB- one of his best known organ compositions -RRB- , BWV 660 and BWV 661 -- in his Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes .. chorale. chorale. Johann Sebastian Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach. BWV 599. BWV 599. Orgelbuchlein. Orgelbuchlein. Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes. Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes. chorale prelude. chorale prelude. Bach used the hymn in his chorale cantata -LSB- Nun komm , der Heiden Heiland , BWV 62 , Nun komm , der Heiden Heiland , BWV 62 -RSB- -LRB- 1724 -RRB- and in the opening chorale fantasia of his earlier cantata -LSB- Nun komm , der Heiden Heiland , BWV 61 , Nun komm , der Heiden Heiland , BWV 61 -RSB- , BWV 61 -LRB- 1714 -RRB- .. chorale. chorale. chorale cantata. chorale cantata. chorale fantasia. chorale fantasia. cantata. Bach cantata. Max Reger composed a chorale prelude as No. 29 of his 52 Chorale Preludes , Op. 67 in 1902 .. chorale. chorale. Max Reger. Max Reger. chorale prelude. chorale prelude. This chorale continues in modern usage , both in liturgically oriented Christian hymnals -LRB- for example , the Lutheran Book of Worship -RRB- and as the cantus firmus for organ compositions .. chorale. chorale. Lutheran Book of Worship. Lutheran Book of Worship. cantus firmus. cantus firmus. In Brian Easdale 's score for the 1948 film The Red Shoes , the melody from the chorale is heard as a theme late in the ballet , punctuated by ringing bells , brass instruments and a grand piano .. chorale. chorale. Brian Easdale. Brian Easdale. The Red Shoes. The Red Shoes ( 1948 film )