Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott (Lord Jesus Christ, true Man and God), BWV 127, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for use in a Lutheran service. He composed the chorale cantata in 1725 in Leipzig for the Sunday Estomihi, the Sunday before Lent. It is based on Paul Eber's 1582 hymn in eight stanzas "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott". Bach first performed it on 11 February 1725.
Librettist | Paul Eber (1511-1569) (Hymn) |
Date of composition | 1725 |
Premiered | 1725, February 11th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1878 (BGA) |
Dedicated to | Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi) |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | BWV 127 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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