first performance probably together with BWV 172; presumably second performance in 1731. Later parody of mvt. 1, 3 and 4 (1 and 4 = BWV 74/1 + 2; mvt. 3 = BWV 175/7)
Lyrics
Erdmann Neumeister (Eisenach, 1716/17) (only mvts. 1-4 set in music); mvt. 1: John 14:23; mvt. 3: stanza 1 from ‘Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott’ by Martin Luther (1524) Link to lyrics
Edition
NBA I/13, S. 65 (Dietrich Kilian, 1959) – Critical report (1960), S. 52;
BG 12/2, S.153 (W. Rust, 1863)