Cantata 79

BWV79Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
- October 31, 1725 - Leipzig (1st performance)
Event Feast of Reformation
- Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14:6-8
Text (Walter F. Bischof:Bach Cantata Page)
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1:Psalm 84:11
3:Martin Rinckart / Nun danket Alle Gott (1636) ver.1 (c.f.=BWV252)
6:Ludwig Helmbold / Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren (1575) ver.8
ScoringSoloists (SAB), Chorus (SATB)
Instruments: hn2, tm, fltr2, ob2, str, bc
Movement
1.Chorus
2.Aria (A)
3.Chorale
4.Recitative (B)
5.Aria (SB)
6.Chorale Ch