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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Autotranslations beta Jean-Sébastien Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott en fa majeur, BWV 127
Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott in fa maggiore, BWV 127
Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott F-dur, BWV 127