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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Autotranslations beta 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