probably second performance in 1727 (transposed part "Basso continuo"); Lit.: Dürr Chr 2, p. 152
Lyrics
author unknown
Martin Luther (1483–1546)
mvt. 2 using Luke 2:29-31; mvt. 3: based on Hebrews 4:16; mvt. 5: stanza 4 from ‘Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin’ by Martin Luther (1524); first libretto printing: Leipzig 1724 I Link to lyrics
Edition
NBA I/28.1, S. 1 (Uwe Wolf, 1994) – Critical report (1994), S. 11;
BG 20/1, S.53 (W. Rust, 1872)