Bach composed the cantata in his third year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig for the Sunday after Christmas. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Galatians, through Christ we are free from the law (Galatians 4:1–7), and from the Gospel of Luke, Simeon and Anna talking to Mary (Luke 2:33–40).
| Original Name | Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende |
| Librettist | Erdmann Neumeister (1671-1756) (Nos.1, 4-5) Johann Gramann (1487-1541) (No.2) Paul Eber (1511-1569) (No.6) (theme used in BWV 231) |
| Date of composition | 1725 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1725, December 30th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1855 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 1st Sunday after Christmas |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | A Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 28 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Praise God! The year now draws to a close en la mineur, BWV 28 Johann Sebastian Bach: Praise God! The year now draws to a close in la minore, BWV 28 Johann Sebastian Bach: Praise God! The year now draws to a close a-moll, BWV 28 |