Bach composed the cantata for a wedding in Leipzig probably in 1729, "in great haste", according to Klaus Hofmann, looking at Bach's handwriting and mistakes made by the copiers. The music is generally agreed to be of high quality. Bach adapted the opening chorus for the Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum section of the Mass in B minor, a composition which is widely hailed as one of the greatest in musical history.
| Librettist | (based on BWV 120; partly lost) |
| Date of composition | 1729 |
| Premiered | 1729 |
| Dedicated to | Wedding |
| Type | Secular Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 120a |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge en ré majeur, BWV 120a Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge in re maggiore, BWV 120a Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge D-dur, BWV 120a |