Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild BWV 79; BC A 184
Sacred cantata (Reformation Day [31 October])
Scoring
S solo, A solo, B solo, S, A, T, B, horn I, horn II, timpani, traverse flute I, traverse flute II (both flutes proved for the performance about 1730, traverse flute II ad lib.), oboe I, oboe II, violin I, violin II, viola, basso continuo
second performance about 1730 with different setting; Aria mvt. 2 with Flauto trav instead of Oboe; Movement 1 and 5 are models for BWV 236/2 and 4; mvt. 2 is model for BWV 234/5.
Lyrics
author unknown
Martin Rinckart (1586–1649)
Ludwig Helmbold (1532–1598)
mvt. 1: Psalm 84:12; mvt. 3: stanza 1 from ‘Nun danket alle Gott’ by Martin Rinckart (1636); mvt. 6: stanza 6 from ‘Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren’ by Ludwig Helmbold (1575) Link to lyrics
Edition
NBA I/31, S. 1 (Frieder Rempp, 1987) – Critical report (1988), S. 13;
BG 18, S.289 (W. Rust, 1870)
