Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (Everything according to God's will alone), BWV 72, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in 1726 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 27 January 1726. Bach used the opening chorus for the Gloria of his Missa in G minor, BWV 235.
| Original Name | Alles nur nach Gottes Willen |
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659-1725) (Nos.1-5) Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg (1490-1545) (No.6) (partly re-used in BWV 235) |
| Date of composition | 1726 |
| Premiered | 1726, January 27th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1870 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 3rd Sunday after Epiphany |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | A Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 72 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: All just according to God's Will en la mineur, BWV 72 Johann Sebastian Bach: All just according to God's Will in la minore, BWV 72 Johann Sebastian Bach: All just according to God's Will a-moll, BWV 72 |