Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for the fourth Sunday after Easter, called Cantate. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle of James, "Every good gift comes from the Father of lights" (James 1:17–21), and from the Gospel of John, Jesus announcing the Comforter in his Farewell Discourse (John 16:5–15).
| Librettist | John 16: 5 (No.1) Anonymous (Nos.2, 4-5) Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (1532-1599) (No.3) Ämilie Juliane (1637-1706) (No.6) (incomplete) |
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Premiered | 1724, May 7th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1887 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 4th Sunday after Easter (Cantate) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | B-flat Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 166 |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Wo gehest du hin en si bémol majeur, BWV 166 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wo gehest du hin in si bemolle maggiore, BWV 166 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wo gehest du hin B-dur, BWV 166 |