Bach composed the cantata years after the complete cantata cycles from the beginning of his tenure as Thomaskantor in Leipzig in 1723. The text by Picander appeared in a 1728 collection of texts for all occasions of the liturgical year. The feast day also celebrated the circumcision and naming of Jesus. Picander focused on the naming, beginning with a psalm verse mentioning God's name. He used for the conclusion the second stanza from Johannes Hermann's hymn "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset".
| Librettist | Psalm XLVIII:10 (No.1) Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764) as Picander (Nos.2-5) Johannes Herman (No.6) |
| Date of composition | 1729 |
| Premiered | 1729, January 1st in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1888 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | Christ's Circumcision (New Year's Day) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 171 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm en ré majeur, BWV 171 Johann Sebastian Bach: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm in re maggiore, BWV 171 Johann Sebastian Bach: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm D-dur, BWV 171 |