Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (The Lord is my faithful Shepherd), BWV 112, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, a church cantata for the second Sunday after Easter. Bach composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig and first performed it on 8 April 1731. It is based on the hymn by Wolfgang Meuslin, a paraphrase of Psalm 23 written in 1530, sung to a melody by Nikolaus Decius.
| Librettist | Wolfgang Meuslin (1497-1563), after Psalm XXIII |
| Date of composition | 1731 (1729 or 1731) in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1731, April 8th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1876 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 2nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 112 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt en sol majeur, BWV 112 Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt in sol maggiore, BWV 112 Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt G-dur, BWV 112 |