Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, we praise You), BWV 16, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for New Year's Day and first performed it on 1 January 1726 as part of his third cantata cycle. The beginning of the text is based on "Herr Gott, dich loben wir", Luther's German Te Deum,
| Original Name | Herr Gott, dich loben wir |
| Librettist | Martin Luther (1483-1546) (No.1) Georg Christian Lehms (ca.1684–1717) (Nos.2-5) Paul Eber (1511-1546) (No.6) |
| Date of composition | 1725 |
| Premiered | 1726, January 1st in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1852 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | Christ's Circumcision (New Year's Day) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | A Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 16 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Lord God, we praise You en la mineur, BWV 16 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lord God, we praise You in la minore, BWV 16 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lord God, we praise You a-moll, BWV 16 |