The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Book of Revelation, Michael fighting the dragon (Revelation 12:7–12), and from the Gospel of Matthew, heaven belongs to the children, the angels see the face of God (Matthew 18:1–11). The text of the cantata was written by Christian Friedrich Henrici, better known as Picander, who includes as the closing chorale a stanza from a hymn by Christoph Demantius.
| Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) |
| Date of composition | 1726 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1852 |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 19 |
| Approx. duration | 22 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Continuo
Voice (Soprano) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Es erhub sich ein Streit en do majeur, BWV 19 ""There arose a war"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Es erhub sich ein Streit in do maggiore, BWV 19 ""There arose a war"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Es erhub sich ein Streit C-dur, BWV 19 ""There arose a war"" |