Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (Who only lets dear God rule), BWV 93 in Leipzig for the fifth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 9 July 1724. He based the chorale cantata on the hymn of the same title by Georg Neumark (1657). It is part of his chorale cantata cycle.
| Librettist | Anonymous, after Georg Neumark (1621-1681) (movt.IV adapted in BWV 647) |
| Date of composition | 1725 (1724-1725) |
| Premiered | 1724, July 9th in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 93 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir 2x Oboe Strings Continuo |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten en do mineur, BWV 93 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten in do minore, BWV 93 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten c-moll, BWV 93 |