Christum wir sollen loben schon (We should praise Christ highly ), BWV 121, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed this Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1724 for the second day of Christmas and first performed it on 26 December 1724. The chorale cantata is based on the hymn by Martin Luther "Christum wir sollen loben schon".
| Librettist | Martin Luther (1483-1546) (Nos.1, 6) Anonymous (Nos.2-5) |
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Premiered | 1724, December 26th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1878 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 2nd day of Christmas |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | E Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 121 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Christum wir sollen loben schon en mi mineur, BWV 121 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christum wir sollen loben schon in mi minore, BWV 121 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christum wir sollen loben schon e-moll, BWV 121 |