Bach composed the cantata in his second year in Leipzig for the St. Michael's Day. That year, Bach composed a cycle of chorale cantatas, begun on the first Sunday after Trinity of 1724. The feast celebrated the Archangel Michael and all the angels each year on 29 September. In Leipzig, the day coincided with a trade fair.

Librettist Paul Eber (1511-1569) (Hymn)
Date of composition 1724
Premiered 1724, September 29th in Leipzig, Germany
First published 1878 (BGA)
Dedicated to Feast of St. Michael the Archangel
Type Sacred Cantata
Tonality C Major
Catalogue BWV 130
Instruments 4x Voice
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra
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Autotranslations beta Jean-Sébastien Bach: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir en do majeur, BWV 130
Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir in do maggiore, BWV 130
Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir C-dur, BWV 130