Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren (Praise the Lord, the mighty King of honor), BWV 137, in Leipzig for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 19 August 1725. The chorale cantata is based on the hymn by Joachim Neander (1680).
Librettist | Joachim Neander (1650–1680) (also known as Joachim Neumann) (movt.II adapted in BWV 650) |
Date of composition | 1725 |
Premiered | 1725, August 19th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1881 (BGA) |
Dedicated to | 12th Sunday after Trinity |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | C Major |
Catalogue | BWV 137 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren en do majeur, BWV 137 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren in do maggiore, BWV 137 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren C-dur, BWV 137 |