Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn (Lord Christ, the only Son of God), {{BWV 96]], is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 18th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 8 October 1724. Part of Bach's second annual cycle, of mostly chorale cantatas, it is based on the hymn in five stanzas "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" by Elisabeth Cruciger, published in Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn in 1524.
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Premiered | 1724, October 8th in Leipzig, Germany |
| Dedicated to | 18th Sunday after Trinity |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 96 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn en fa majeur, BWV 96 Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn in fa maggiore, BWV 96 Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn F-dur, BWV 96 |