Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (It is our salvation come here to us), BWV 9, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the sixth Sunday after Trinity between 1732 and 1735, based on the hymn "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her" by Paul Speratus. Bach composed the cantata to fill a gap in his cycle of chorale cantatas written for performances in Leipzig from 1724.
| Librettist | Paul Speratus |
| Date of composition | 1735 (1732-1735) in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1851 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | E Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 9 |
| Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Transverse flute Oboe d'amore Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her en mi majeur, BWV 9 ""It is our salvation come here to us "" Johann Sebastian Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her in mi maggiore, BWV 9 ""It is our salvation come here to us "" Johann Sebastian Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her E-dur, BWV 9 ""It is our salvation come here to us "" |