Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält (Where God the Lord stands with us not), BWV 178 is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the eighth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 30 July 1724. It is a chorale cantata from his second annual cycle, based on the hymn "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" (1524) by Justus Jonas, a paraphrase of Psalm 124.
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Dedicated to | 8th Sunday after Trinity |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | A Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 178 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält en la mineur, BWV 178 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält in la minore, BWV 178 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält a-moll, BWV 178 |