Bach wrote the cantata in 1724, his second year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, for New Year's Day. The feast also celebrated the naming and circumcision of Jesus. The prescribed readings for the feast day were from the Epistle to the Galatians, by faith we inherit (Galatians 3:23–29), and from the Gospel of Luke, the Circumcision and naming of Jesus (Luke 2:21).
| Librettist | Anonymous |
| Date of composition | 1725 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1860 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 41 |
| Approx. duration | 26 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Baritone) - Taille ; Oboe Trumpet Timpani Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset en do majeur, BWV 41 ""O Jesus, now be praised"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset in do maggiore, BWV 41 ""O Jesus, now be praised"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset C-dur, BWV 41 ""O Jesus, now be praised"" |