Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes (For this the Son of God appeared), BWV 40, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1723, his first year in Leipzig, for the Second Day of Christmas, and first performed it on 26 December that year in both main churches, Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche. It was the first Christmas cantata Bach composed for Leipzig. The title of the cantata also appears in more modern German as Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes.
| Librettist | Anonymous |
| Date of composition | 1723 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1857 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 40 |
| Approx. duration | 15 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Alto)
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Oboe Horn Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gotte en fa majeur, BWV 40 "For"This the Son of God has Appeared"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gotte in fa maggiore, BWV 40 "For"This the Son of God has Appeared"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gotte F-dur, BWV 40 "For"This the Son of God has Appeared"" |