• Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind

BWV 153; BC A 25

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Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 62
Epistel: 1. Petrus 4, 12-19
Epistel: 1. Petrus 3, 20-22
Gospel: Matthäus 2, 13-23
Gospel: Matthäus 3, 13-17

Scoring

• Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• 1723/1724

• First performance on January 2, 1724

Early performances

1724-02-01, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 153/1 ChSBC F 3.1b
is adapted in BWV 153/5 ChSBC F 92.3b
is adapted in BWV 153/9 ChSBC F 87.1a/b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (J. S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen)
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (Musica Amphion & Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam)

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Libretto

• Author unknown. Movement 1: D. Denicke (1646), stanza 1. Movement 3: Isaiah 14, 10. Movement 5: Befiehl du deine Wege (P. Gerhardt, 1653), stanza 5. Movement 9: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (M. Moller, 1587), stanzas 16–18. Work history: first performance on January 2, 1724

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Denicke, David (1603-1680)

Chorale

Satz 1: David Denicke, "Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind", 1646, Strophe 1 in: D. Denicke, New Ordentlich Gesang-Buch, Hannover 1646

Chorale

Satz 5: Paul Gerhardt, "Befiehl du deine Wege", 1653, Strophe 5

in: Johann Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica, Berlin 1653

Chorale

Satz 9: Martin Moller, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid", 1587, Strophen 16–18

in: Martin Moller, Meditationes sanctorum patrum, Görlitz 1587

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 79 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 153, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 9 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 191 [Score]
D-Bhm RH 1118 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-Bsa SA 18 [Part(s)]
PL-Wu RM 5920 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 153, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/4, S. 199 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 119;

BG 32, S.43 (E. Naumann, 1886)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000187

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000187

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2025-05-18 04:17:22