List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion
The following is a list of church cantatas, sorted by the liturgical occasion for which they were composed and performed. The genre was particularly popular in 18th-century Lutheran Germany, although there are later examples.
The liturgical calendar of the German Reformation era had, without counting Reformation Day and days between Palm Sunday and Easter, 72 occasions for which a cantata could be presented. Composers such as Telemann composed cycles of church cantatas comprising all 72 occasions (e.g. Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst). Such a cycle is called an "ideal" cycle, while in any given liturgical year feast days could coincide with Sundays, and the maximum number of Sundays after Epiphany and the maximum number of Sundays after Trinity could not all occur.
In some places, of which Leipzig in Johann Sebastian Bach's time is best known, no concerted music was allowed for the three last Sundays of Advent, nor for the Sundays of Lent (apart when Annunciation fell on a Sunday in that period, or in Holy Week), so the "ideal" year cycle (German: Jahrgang) for such places comprised only 64 cantatas (or 63 without the cantata for Reformation Day).[1]
As the bulk of extant cantatas were composed for occasions occurring in the liturgical calendar of the German Reformation era, including Passion cantatas for Good Friday, that calendar is followed for the presentation of cantatas in this section. Most cantatas made reference to the content of the readings and to Lutheran hymns appropriate for the occasion. The melodies of such hymns often appeared in cantatas, for example as in the four-part settings concluding Bach's works, or as a cantus firmus in larger choral movements. Other occasions for church cantatas include weddings and funeral services. Thus below also readings and hymns associated with the occasion are listed, for the hymns for instance based on Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch.[2] Data such as readings and hymns generally apply to Bach's Leipzig: differences may occur in other places, or other times, as indicated.
Occasions of the liturgical year
[edit]- Advent
- Advent is celebrated on the four Sundays before Christmas. Sometimes, as in Leipzig, there was a tempus clausum (silent time: no cantatas performed) for the last three Sundays of Advent.
- Christmas to Epiphany
- The Christmas season was celebrated from Christmas Day through Epiphany. Three days were observed for Christmas, with a Christmas cantata performed every day. The next feast days were New Year and Epiphany. Sundays may occur between the third day of Christmas and New Year and/or between New Year and Epiphany: thus the period had at least five occasions, or at most seven.
- For the Christmas season of 1734–35 Bach composed the Christmas Oratorio in six parts, to be performed as the cantata in the service on the six feast days, three days of Christmas, New Year, the Sunday after New Year and Epiphany (there was no Sunday between the third day of Christmas and New Year in 1734).
- Sundays after Epiphany
- Depending on the date of Easter, a variable number (up to six) of Sundays occurred between Epiphany and Septuagesima, the third Sunday before Ash Wednesday. The sixth Sunday after Epiphany is extremely rare: in the first half of the 18th century cantatas for this Sunday were only composed in "ideal" cantata cycles, but for instance not by composers such as Bach and Graupner who generally only composed what was to be performed under their direction.
- Pre-Lenten Season
- There were three Sundays in the Pre-Lenten Season: Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima (the last one also known as Estomihi)
- Lent
- During Lent, the six Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter, "quiet time" was observed in Leipzig. Only the feast of Annunciation was celebrated with a cantata, even if it fell in that time. On Good Friday, a Passion was performed, in most cases rather considered an Oratorio than a cantata. In Graupner's Darmstadt there was also a cantata on Maundy Thursday.
- Easter to Pentecost
- Eastertide comprises the time up to Pentecost, starting with three days of Easter. There are five Sundays between Easter and Ascension. Ascension is followed by one Sunday before the three feast days of Pentecost.
- The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost have Latin names, derived from the beginning of the prescribed readings. For example, the first Sunday after Easter is called Quasimodogeniti. Some sources name the Sunday after Easter the second Sunday in Easter, counting Easter Sunday as the first.
- Trinity and the Sundays after Trinity
- Trinity is the Sunday after Pentecost. A variable number of Sundays occurs between Trinity and the first Sunday in Advent, a maximum of 27, if Easter is extremely early.
- Marian feasts
- There are three Marian feast days that are usually observed in the German Reformation era: Purification on 2 February, Annunciation on 25 March and Visitation on 2 July
- Feast of John the Baptist
- St. John's Day was celebrated on 24 June, with cantatas written by, among others, Bach and Telemann.
- Feast of St. Michael
- St. Michael's Day was celebrated on 29 September with, for instance, cantatas by Bach and Telemann, but in Graupner's Darmstadt there was apparently no demand for such cantatas.
- Feast of St. Stephen
- St. Stephen's Day falls on 26 December, the second day of Christmas, so generally not counted as a separate occasion.
- Reformation Day
- Reformation Day is celebrated on 31 October and for instance Bach and Graupner wrote cantatas for the occasion. Reformation Day is however not always seen as one of the feasts of the liturgical year: for instance in Telemann's and Picander's ideal cantata cycles the feast day isn't mentioned.
Telemann's ideal cycle thus consists of four Sundays of Advent; Seven occasions from Christmas to Epiphany; Nine Sundays between Epiphany and Lent; Six Sundays of Lent; 14 occasions from Easter to Trinity; 27 Sundays after Trinity; Three Marian Feasts, St. John's Day (24 June) and Michaelmas – totalling 72 occasions for which he provided a cantata.
Graupner's church cantatas don't include the sixth Sunday after Epiphany, nor cantatas for St. John's Day or Michaelmas, however there are cantatas for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, which totals 71 occasions from GWV 1101 to 1171, with GWV 1173 indicating Reformation Day cantatas.
- Libretto cycles
- Several cantata libretto cycles were published in the first half of the 18th century:
- Erdmann Neumeister:
- Geistliche Cantaten (1702)[3]
- Anonymous (Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen?)[4]
- Sonn- und Fest-Andachten (Meiningen 1704)
- Benjamin Schmolck:
- Picander:
- Erdmann Neumeister:
First Sunday of Advent (Advent I)
[edit]- Occasion
- Advent Sunday, first of the four Sundays of Advent, which are the four Sundays preceding Christmas
- Readings
- Romans 13:11–14, night is advanced, day will come
- Matthew 21:1–9, the Entry into Jerusalem
- Hymns
- "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" by Martin Luther (Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524) and its Latin model "Veni redemptor gentium" by Ambrose[2][5]
- "Von Adam her so lange Zeit"[2][5] by Michael Weiße[6]
- "Menschenkind merk eben"[2][5] by Michael Weiße[7]
- "Gottes Sohn ist kommen" by Michael Weiße or Johann Horn[2][5][8]
- "Als der gütige Gott"[2] (text by Michael Weiße, hymn tune by Johann Crüger)[8]
- "Mittit ad virginem"[2] (text by Peter Abelard)[9]
- "Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott" (text by Michael Weiße, hymn tune by Johann Crüger)[5][10]
- "Gott durch deine Güte"[5]
- "Heilig ist Gott der Vater"[5]
- "Gläubiges Herze, freu dich heut" by Michael Altenburg[5]
- "Gott, heilger Schöpfer aller Stern" and its Latin model "Conditor alme siderum"[5]
- "Frohlock o Tochter Zion fast"[5]
- "Nun jauchzet, all ihr Frommen" by Michael Schirmer[5]
- "Gott Vater uns sein Sohn fürstellt"[5]
- "Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Daß du vom Himmel kommen bist" by Bartholomäus Helder[5][11]
- "Macht hoch die Tür" by Georg Weissel (after Psalm 24:7-10)
- Cantatas
- Georg Böhm:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[13]
- Saget der Tochter Zion, TWV 1:1234 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Machet die Tore weit , TWV 1:1074 (1722?; staged in Leipzig 28 November 1734; BDW 08913)
- Erwachet zum Kriegen, TWV 1:481 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1725-1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner § GWV 1101):
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent I):[14]
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 (2 December 1714; 28 November 1723)
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 (chorale cantata, 3 December 1724)
- Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 (early version: 1725-30; final version: 2 December 1731)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Second Sunday of Advent (Advent II)
[edit]- Occasion
- Second Sunday in Advent
- Readings
- Romans 15:4–13, call of the Gentiles
- Luke 21:25–36, coming of the Son of man
- Hymns (in addition to those listed for Advent I)
- "Es ist gewißlich an der zeit"[2] (text by Bartholomäus Ringwaldt)[8]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[24]
- Huetet euch, dass eure Herzen, TWV 1:811 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Endlich wird die Stunde schlagen, TWV 1:440 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1725-1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent II):[14]
- Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70a (6 December 1716)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Es danken dir Gott die Völker, H. 340 (1737)[16][17][25]
Third Sunday of Advent (Advent III)
[edit]- Occasion
- Third Sunday of Advent, a.k.a. Gaudete Sunday
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–5, the ministry of faithful apostles
- Matthew 11:2–10, John the Baptist in prison
- Hymns (in addition to those listed for Advent I)
- "Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen"[2][26]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[27]
- Mein Kind, willtu Gottes Diener sein, TWV 1:1129 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Das ist je gewißlich wahr, TWV 1:183 (1719 or 1720, based on 1 Timothy 1:15; misattributed to Bach as BWV 141, BDW 00173)
- Vor des lichten Tages Schein, TWV 1:1483 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726; text refers to Psalm 139:11–12, Matthew 7:5 and John 8:7)[28][29]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent III):[14]
- Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a (13 December 1716)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fourth Sunday of Advent (Advent IV)
[edit]- Occasion
- Fourth Sunday in Advent
- Readings
- Philippians 4:4–7, Be joyful in the Lord
- John 1:19–28, testimony of John the Baptist
- Hymns
- same as for Advent III
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann[32]
- Ihr seid alle Gottes Kinder, TWV 1:914 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Lauter Wonne, lauter Freude, TWV 1:1040 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1725-1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent IV):[14]
- Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 (22 December 1715)[33]
- Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147a (20 December 1716)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Christmas (25 December)
[edit]- Occasion
- Christmas (25 December)
- Readings
- Titus 2:11–14, God's mercy appeared (or
- Isaiah 9:2–7, Unto us a child is born)
- Luke 2:1–14, Nativity, Annunciation to the shepherds and the angels' song
- Hymns
- "Christum wir sollen loben schon" (Luther, Erfurt Enchirdion, 1524)
- "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (Luther, Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn, 1524)
- "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" (Luther, 1534; melody 1539)
- "Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar" (Luther, same melody as previous)
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[37]
- Erquickendes Wunder der ewigen Gnade, TWV 1:469 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner § GWV 1105 and § GWV 1172):
- Magnificat anima mea, GWV 1172/22 (1722; also January 1723 in Leipzig, as audition piece for his candidacy as Thomaskantor)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Christmas Day):[38][39][40]
- Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 (1714; 1723)
- Magnificat, BWV 243a (1723)
- Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91 (chorale cantata, two versions, earliest version 1724)
- Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 (1725)
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV 197a (1728)
- Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248I (Christmas Oratorio Part I, 1734)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 (1745)
- Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142 (probably spurious)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, H. 342[16][17][41]
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, H. 352 (1737)[19][20][42]
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe (1720)[19][20][43]
- Jauchzet ihr Himmel freue dich Erde, H. 354[19][20][44]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Georg Anton Benda:
- Gott steigt herab (arranged by C. P. E. Bach for performances in 1771, 1777 and 1784: BDW 10617)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
- Dessen Preis die Hirten sangen (c.1788 or later, BDW 01953)
Second Day of Christmas (26 December: Christmas 2)
[edit]- Occasion
- Second day of Christmas (Boxing Day), also St. Stephen's Day; On this day Leipzig celebrated Christmas and St. Stephen's Day in alternating years, with different readings.
- Readings
- For Christmas (even years):
- Titus 3:4–7, God's mercy appeared in Christ
- Luke 2:15–20, the shepherds at the manger
- for St. Stephen's Day (uneven years):
- Acts 6:8–15 and 7:55–60, Martyrdom of Stephen
- Matthew 23:35–39, Jerusalem killing her prophets
- Hymns
- See Christmas
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[45]
- Jauchzet, frohlocket, der Himmel ist offen, TWV 1:953 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726 – cantata for St. Stephen's Day)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Second Day of Christmas):[46][40]
- Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 (1723)
- Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 (chorale cantata, 1724)
- Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57 (1725)
- Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, BWV 248II (Christmas Oratorio Part II, 1734)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Heinrich Graun and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Ich nahe mich zu deiner Krippen (C. P. E. Bach's arrangement of C. H. Graun's GraunWV Bv:IX:14; BDW 10557)
Third Day of Christmas (27 December: Christmas 3)
[edit]- Occasion
- Third day of Christmas, also Feast of St. John the Evangelist
- Readings
- Hebrews 1:1–14, Christ is higher than the angels (Leipzig); Isaiah 9:1–6 (Hamburg)
- John 1:1–14, prologue, also called Hymn to the Word
- Hymns
- See Christmas
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[49]
- Unverzagt in allem Leiden, TWV 1:1456 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Third Day of Christmas):[46][40]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Herr tue meine Lippen auf, H. 322 (St. John the Evangelist)[50][51][52]
- Herzlich lieb hab ich dich o Herr, H. 344[16][17][53]
- Kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis
- Sehet welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, H. 355[19][20][54]
- Sind wir denn Kinder so sind wir auch Erben, H. 356[19][20][55]
First Sunday after Christmas (Christmas I)
[edit]- Occasion
- Sunday between 27 December and 1 January, which doesn't occur every year. A.k.a. Christmas Sunday.
- Readings
- Galatians 4:1–7, Through Christ we are free from the law
- Luke 2:33–40, Simeon and Anna with Mary in the temple
- Hymns
- See Christmas
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[56]
- Was gleicht dem Adel wahrer Christen, TWV 1:1511 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Christmas I):[46]
- Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 (30 December 1714)
- Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 (chorale cantata, 31 December 1724)
- Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28 (30 December 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
New Year (1 January)
[edit]- Occasion
- New Year; Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
- Readings
- Galatians 3:23–29: by faith we inherit
- Luke 2:21: circumcision of Jesus
- Hymns
- "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" by Johannes Hermann
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[58]
- Halt ein mit deinem Wetterstrahle, TWV 1:715 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Melchior Hoffmann
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, previously attributed to Telemann as TWV 1:1748.[59]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § New Year's Day):[60][40]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190 (1724; incomplete)
- Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 (chorale cantata, 1725)
- Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 (1726)
- Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171 (1729)
- Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248IV (Christmas Oratorio Part IV, 1735)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Johann Friedrich Fasch:
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Der Herr zu deiner Rechten, BR F 5 (BDW 09780)
Sunday after New Year (New Year I)
[edit]- Occasion
- In some years, a Sunday falls between New Year's Day and Epiphany: it is known as the Sunday after New Year (New Year I) or as the second Sunday after Christmas (Christmas II).
- Readings
- 1 Peter 4:12–19: suffering of Christians (Leipzig); Titus 3:4–7: God's mercy appeared in Christ (Hamburg)[28][66]
- Matthew 2:13–23: the Flight into Egypt
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[67]
- Schmeckt und sehet unsers Gottes Freundlichkeit, TWV 1:1252 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § New Year I):[60][40]
- Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (2 January 1724)
- Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58 (5 January 1727: early version, incomplete; 4 January 1733 or 3 January 1734: final version; strictly speaking not a chorale cantata, but later added to the chorale cantata cycle)[68]
- Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248V (Christmas Oratorio Part V, 2 January 1735)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Epiphany (6 January)
[edit]- Occasion
- Feast of the Epiphany
- Readings
- Isaiah 60:1–6, the heathen will convert
- Matthew 2:1–12, the Wise Men From the East
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[70]
- Ihr Völker hört, wie Gott aufs Neue spricht, TWV 1:921 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany):[71][40]
- Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65 (1724)
- Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123 (chorale cantata, 1725)
- Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248VI (Christmas Oratorio Part VI, 1735)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
First Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany I)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 12:1–6, the duties of a Christian
- Luke 2:41–52, the finding in the Temple
- Hymns
- "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot"[2]
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[74]
- In gering- und rauhen Schalen, TWV 1:941 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany I):[71][75]
- Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren, BWV 154 (9 January 1724)
- Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124 (chorale cantata, 7 January 1725)
- Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, BWV 32 (13 January 1726)
- Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet, BWV 217 (very doubtful, possibly composed by Johann Christoph Altnickol)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany II)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 12:6–16, we have several gifts
- John 2:1–11, the Marriage at Cana
- Hymns
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"[2]
- "Am dritten Tag ein Hochzeit ward"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[77]
- Ist Widerwärtigkeit den Frommen eigen?, TWV 1:948 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany II):[71]
- Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155 (19 January 1716)
- Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 (chorale cantata, 14 January 1725)
- Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13 (20 January 1726)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Wir sind Gottes Werke, BR F 6 (incomplete, BDW 09782)
- Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Harre auf Gott (C. P. E. Bach's expansion of a 3-movement cantata by Fasch, BDW 10534)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Third Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany III)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 12:17–21, rules for life
- Matthew 8:1–13, the healing of a leper
- Hymns
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[83]
- Warum verstellst du die Gebärden?, TWV 1:1502 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany III):[84]
- Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73 (23 January 1724; restaged 1732–35 and 1748–49)
- Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 (chorale cantata, 21 January 1725)
- Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 (27 January 1726)
- Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156 (23 January 1729)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany IV)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 13:8–10, love completes the law
- Matthew 8:23–27, Jesus calming the storm
- Hymns
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Gott ist unser Zuversicht, JLB 1 (3 February 1726, BDW 08231)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[90]
- Hemmet den Eifer, verbannet die Rache, TWV 1:730 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany IV):[84]
- Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 (30 January 1724)
- Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (chorale cantata, 30 January 1735)
Purification (2 February)
[edit]- Occasion
- Candlemas or Feast of the Purification of Mary (Mariae Reinigung), a.k.a. Presentation of Jesus at the Temple: celebrated on 2 February, occurring around the fourth Sunday after Epiphany
- Readings
- Malachi 3:1–4, the Lord will come to his temple
- Luke 2:22–32, the purification of Mary and the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, including Simeon's canticle Nunc dimittis
- Hymns
- "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin"[2]
- "Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener"[2]
- "Nunc dimittis"[2]
- "Ex legis observantia"[2]
- "Heut hat Marien Kindelein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Mache dich auf, werde licht, JLB 9 (1726, BDW 08233)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[91]
- Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden, TWV 1:836 (1724; a.k.a. BWV Anh. 157, BDW 01468)
- Erscheine, Gott, in deinem Tempel, TWV 1:471 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner#GWV 1169):
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Purification):[92]
- Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 (1724)
- Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 (chorale cantata, 1725)
- Ich habe genug, BWV 82 (1727, and later modified versions)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Johann Ernst Bach II:
- Mein Odem ist schwach (misattributed to J. S. Bach as BWV 222; BDW 00279)
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany V)
[edit]- Readings
- Colossians 3:12–17
- ...
- Hymns
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2]
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Der Gottlosen Arbeit, JLB 2 (10 February 1726, BDW 08241)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[95]
- Seid nüchtern und wachet, TWV 1:1273 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Liebe, die vom Himmel stammet, TVWV 1:1044 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[1]
- no extant cantata for Epiphany V: see Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany V.
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany VI)
[edit]- Readings
- 2 Peter 1:16–21
- ...
- Hymns
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[97]
- Was ist das Herz? Ein finstrer Ort, TWV 1:1516 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Ihr Lichter jener schönen Höhen), BR F 7 (12 February 1764, BDW 09784)
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[1][98]
- no extant cantata for Epiphany VI: see Church cantata (Bach) § Epiphany VI.
Third Sunday before Lent (Septuagesima)
[edit]- Occasion
- Septuagesima (third Sunday before Ash Wednesday)
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 9:24–10:5, race for victory
- Matthew 20:1–16, parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
- Hymns
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort"[2]
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Darum will ich auch erwählen, JLB 3 (17 February 1726, BDW 08184)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[99]
- Ein jeder läuft, der in den Schranken läuft, TWV 1:425 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Septuagesima):[100]
- Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144 (6 February 1724)
- Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92 (chorale cantata, 28 January 1725)
- Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 (9 February 1727)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday before Lent (Sexagesima)
[edit]- Occasion
- Sexagesima (second Sunday before Ash Wednesday)
- Readings
- 2 Corinthians 11:19–12:9, God's power is mighty in the week,
- Luke 8:4–15, parable of the Sower
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Darum säet euch Gerechtigkeit, JLB 4 (24 February 1726, BDW 08243)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[102]
- Was ist mir doch das Rühmen nütze?, TWV 1:1521 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Sexagesima):[100]
- Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 (early version: 24 February 1715; A minor version: 13 February 1724)
- Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister, BWV 181 (13 February 1724; restaged c.1743–46)
- Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 (chorale cantata, 4 February 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Last Sunday before Lent (Estomihi)
[edit]- Occasion
- Quinquagesima a.k.a. Quintagesima, Esto Mihi or Estomihi Sunday (last Sunday before Lent)
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 13:1–13, praise of love
- Luke 18:31–43, Healing the blind near Jericho
- Hymns
- "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt"[2]
- "Die Propheten han propheceyt"[2]
- "O wir armen Sünder"[2]
- "Sündiger Mensch, schau wer du bist"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht, JLB 5 (3 March 1726, BDW 08208)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[106]
- Seele, lerne dich erkennen, TWV 1:1258 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Estomihi):[107]
- Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 (7 February 1723 and 20 February 1724)
- Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23 (second version in B minor: 7 February 1723 and 20 February 1724; earlier and later versions in C minor)
- Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127 (chorale cantata, 11 February 1725)
- Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159 (27 February 1729)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
First Sunday of Lent (Invocabit)
[edit]- Occasion
- Quadragesima Sunday, a.k.a. Invocabit or Invocavit Sunday
- Readings
- 2 Corinthians 6:1–10, marks of the Ministry
- Matthew 4:1–11, the Temptation of Christ
- Hymns
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[109]
- Fleuch der Lüste Zauberauen, TWV 1:549 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday of Lent (Reminiscere)
[edit]- Occasion
- Reminiscere (second Sunday of Lent)
- Readings
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1–7, plea for Purity
- Matthew 17:1–9, the Transfiguration of Jesus
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei"[2]
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Michael Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[111]
- Der Reichtum macht allein beglückt, TWV 1:313 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Third Sunday of Lent (Oculi)
[edit]- Occasion
- Oculi (third Sunday of Lent)
- Readings
- Ephesians 5:1–9, advice for a righteous life
- Luke 11:14–28, casting out a devil
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei"[2]
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[113]
- Wandelt in der Liebe, TWV 1:1498 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Oculi):[107][114]
- Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (4 March 1714?)
- Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a (24 March 1715; music lost)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare)
[edit]- Occasion
- Laetare (fourth Sunday of Lent)
- Readings
- Galatians 4:21–31, two Covenants
- John 6:1–15, feeding of the 5000
- Hymns
- "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott"[2]
- "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht"[2]
- "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[116]
- Du bist verflucht, o Schreckensstimme, TWV 1:385 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Judica)
[edit]- Occasion
- Judica (fifth Sunday of Lent)
- Readings
- Hebrews 9:11–15, the Heavenly Sanctuary
- John 8:46–59, last part of Jesus' debate with the Pharisees
- Hymns
- "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott"[2]
- "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht"[2]
- "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[118]
- Wer ist, der dort von Edom kömmt? TWV 1:1584 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Annunciation (25 March)
[edit]- Occasion
- Annunciation (Mariae Verkündigung) is celebrated on 25 March, around Palm Sunday.
- Readings
- Isaiah 7:10–16, prophecy of the birth of the Messiah
- Luke 1:26–38, the angel Gabriel announces the birth of Jesus
- Hymns
- "Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus"[2]
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Fit porta Christi pervia"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[120]
- Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger, TWV 1:1326 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden, TWV 1:694 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Herr Christ der ein'ge Gottessohn, TWV 1:732 (misattributed to Bach as BWV Anh. 156, BDW 01467)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Annunciation):[92][107]
- Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (performed on Palm Sunday 25 March 1714, 25 March 1724 and 21 March 1728)
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 (chorale cantata: 1725, also Palm Sunday)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Palm Sunday
[edit]- Occasion
- Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter). Apart from cantatas, Passion settings such as Johann Walter's Passio Secundum Matthæum may be performed on this day.[2]
- Readings
- Philippians 2:5–11, everyone be in the spirit of Christ —or— 1 Corinthians 11:23–32, of the Last Supper
- Matthew 21:1–9, Entry into Jerusalem
- Hymns
- "Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit, Rex Christe Redemptor"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Christus, der uns selig macht"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann[123]
- Christus hat gelitten für uns, und uns, TWV 1:800 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Schaut die Demut Palmen tragen, TWV 1:1245 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Wer ist der, so von Sodom kommt, TWV 1:1585 (opening movements reappear in the Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt pasticcio Passion oratorio)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Palm Sunday):[107]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Picander
- Machet die Thore weit (1728–29 libretto cycle: same libretto as for Advent I)
Maundy Thursday
[edit]- Occasion
- Maundy Thursday
- Readings
- ...
- Hymns
- "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandt"[2]
- "Wir wollen singen Heut von grossen Dingen"[2]
- "Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht"[2]
- "Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen"[2]
- Cantatas
- Christoph Graupner:
Good Friday
[edit]- Occasion
- On Good Friday (sometimes indicated by its Latin name Parasceve) the Passion of Christ is commemorated. Extended Passion settings such as settings of the Brockes Passion Passion oratorio libretto, and other settings by Georg Philipp Telemann, by Johann Sebastian Bach or by his son Carl Philipp Emanuel are not usually listed as cantatas. Other Passion compositions are however sometimes indicated as Passion cantatas. Vopelius' 1682 Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch indicated Johann Walter's Passio Secundum Johannem and Jacob Handl's Ecce quomodo moritur justus motet for performance on Good Friday.
- Hymns
- "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund" and other hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Christoph Graupner:
- Carl Heinrich Graun
- Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld, GraunWV B:VII:4 (c.1730; later expanded into the Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt pasticcio)
- Der Tod Jesu (1755; this Passion libretto by Karl Wilhelm Ramler was also set by other composers)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Passions-Cantate, H 776 (1772 or earlier, BDW 02228)
Easter
[edit]- Occasion
- Easter, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. Music for Easter is often in the format of an Oratorio, although there are many Easter cantatas too.
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 5:6–8, Christ is our Easter lamb
- Mark 16:1–8, Resurrection
- Hymns
- "Also heilig ist der Tag"[2]
- "Vita sanctorum, decus angelorum", and German "Der Heiligen Leben thut stets nach Gott streben"[2]
- "Christ lag in Todes Banden" by Luther/Johann Walter (1524: Erfurt Enchiridion and Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn), based on "Victimae paschali laudes" (text) and "Surrexit Christus hodie" (melody)[2][125]
- "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand"[2]
- "Christ ist erstanden"[2]
- "Surrexit Christus hodie"[2]
- "Erstanden ist der heilige Christ"[2]
- "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"[2]
- "Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn"[2]
- "Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron" by Michael Weiße (1531), best known in a setting by Melchior Vulpius (1609)
- Other Easter hymns, e.g. pp. 272–309 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen, JLB 21 (21 April 1726, misattributed to J. S. Bach as BWV 15, BDW 00017)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[126]
- Ich bin der Erste und der Letzte, TWV 1:816 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, TWV 1:877 (1725; misattributed to J. S. Bach as BWV 160: BDW 00194)
- Weg mit Sodoms gift'gen Früchten, TWV 1:1534 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1344 (1761)[127]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann David Heinichen:
- Es lebet Jesus unser Hort (BDW 10488)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Sunday):[128]
- Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 (chorale cantata; early version probably 24 April 1707; Leipzig version 9 April 1724 and 1 April 1725)
- Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Weimar version 21 April 1715; Leipzig version 9 April 1724 and 25 March 1731)[33]
- Kommt, eilet und laufet, BWV 249 (1 April 1725: first version of the Easter Oratorio, then still a cantata BDW 00317)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Was suchet ihr den Lebendigen bei den Toten, HoWV II.66 (BDW 09435)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Erzittert und fallet, BR F 9 (BDW 09788)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Gott hat den Herrn auferwecket, H 803 (25 April 1756, 12 April 1757 and later; BDW 02235)
- Sing, Volk der Christen, H 808.3 (2 April 1768, 15 April 1775 and 14 April 1781; BDW 02241)
- Ist Christus nicht auferstanden, H 808.4 (1771, pasticcio BDW 02239 based on G. A. Benda's In Kedars bangen Hütten, Lor 534)
- Jauchzet, frohlocket, H 804 (18 April 1778 and 15 April 1786, pasticcio BDW 02245 based on compositions by J. S. Bach, C. H. Graun and G. A. Homilius)
- Nun danket alle Gott, H 805 (25 March 1780, BDW 02236)
- Amen, Lob und Preis und Stärke, H 834 (19 April 1783, BDW 09484)
- Gott, du wirst seine Seele, H 808.1 (30 March 1782, BDW 10623)
- Anbetung dem Erbarmer, H 807 (1784 and 1788, BDW 02260)
- Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag (pasticcio BDW 10584 probably realised by C. P. E. Bach; based on BWV 145, H 336.3 and TWV 1:1350)
- Georg Anton Benda:
- Er ist nicht mehr, Lor 550 (Münter year-cycle 1760–61; arranged by C. P. E. Bach for performance 15 April 1770 and 4 April 1779: BDW 10619)
Easter Monday (Easter 2)
[edit]- Occasion
- Easter Monday, second day of Easter.
- Readings
- Acts 10:34–43, sermon of St. Peter
- Luke 24:13–35, the road to Emmaus (Leipzig); Mark 16, the empty tomb, resurrection appearances and ascension of Jesus (Hamburg)
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Er ist aus der Angst und Gericht genommen, JLB 10 (22 April 1726, BDW 08247)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[132]
- Triumphierender Versöhner, tritt aus deiner Kluft hervor, TWV 1:1422 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann David Heinichen:
- Einsamkeit, o stilles Wesen (BDW 09135)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Monday):[133]
- Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66 (10 April 1724, 26 March 1731 and 11 April 1735)
- Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6 (2 April 1725 and later)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Picander
- Ich bin ein Pilgrim auf der Welt (1728–29 libretto cycle; fragment of a setting of this libretto by J. S. or C. P. E. Bach is known as BWV Anh. 190, BDW 01501)
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Musste nicht Christus solches leiden, HoWV II.72 (BDW 08996)
Easter Tuesday (Easter 3)
[edit]- Readings
- Acts 13:26–33, sermon of St. Paul in Antiochia (Leipzig); 1 Corinthians 15:50–58, resurrection of the body, "O death where is thy sting?" (Hamburg)
- Luke 24:36–47, the appearance of Jesus to the Apostles in Jerusalem
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Er machet uns lebendig, JLB 11 (23 April 1726, BDW 08195)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[138]
- Jauchzt, ihr Christen, seid vergnügt, TWV 1:955 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Tuesday):[133]
- Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134 (early version: 11 April 1724; later version: 27 March 1731, and probably also 12 April 1735)
- Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 (19 April 1729; may have been composed by C. P. E. Bach and contains a chorus by Telemann, TWV 1:1350; BDW 00177)
- Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158 (c.1730?; incomplete?; reworked from an earlier cantata?; BDW 00192)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
First Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti)
[edit]- Occasion
- Quasimodogeniti Sunday, the second Sunday of Eastertide, or the first Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- 1 John 5:4–10, our faith is the victory (Leipzig); 1 John 5:1–13, obedience by Faith, the Certainty of God’s Witness (Hamburg)
- John 20:19–31, the appearance of Jesus to the Disciples, first without then with Thomas, in Jerusalem
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen, JLB 6 (28 April 1726, BDW 08245)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[140]
- Auf ehernen Mauern ruht unsrer Hoffnung Zuversicht, TWV 1:96 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter I):[141]
- Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, BWV 67 (16 April 1724)
- Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 (8 April 1725; 1 April 1731)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini)
[edit]- Occasion
- Misericordia Sunday, a.k.a. Misericordias Domini, the third Sunday of Eastertide, or the second Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- 1 Peter 2:21–25, Christ as a model
- John 10:11–16, the Good Shepherd
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Und ich will ihnen einen einigen Hirten, JLB 12 (5 May 1726, BDW 08300)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[143]
- Hirt' und Bischof uns'rer Seelen, TWV 1:804b (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter II):[141]
- Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104 (23 April 1724)
- Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 (15 April 1725)
- Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt, BWV 112 (chorale cantata, 8 April 1731)
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate)
[edit]- Occasion
- Jubilate Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Eastertide, or the third Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- 1 Peter 2:11–20, "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man"
- John 16:16–23, Farewell Discourse, announcement of the Second Coming
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Die mit Tränen säen, JLB 8 (12 May 1726, BDW 08290)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[145]
- Dies ist der Gotteskinder Last, TWV 1:356 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter III):[141]
- Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (22 April 1714; 30 April 1724)
- Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103 (22 April 1725; repeat performance probably 15 April 1731)
- Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146 (12 May 1726 or 4 May 1727?)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate)
[edit]- Occasion
- Cantate Sunday, the fifth Sunday of Eastertide, or the fourth Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- James 1:17–21, "Every good gift comes from the Father of lights"
- John 16:5–15, Farewell Discourse, announcement of Comforter
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Die Weisheit kömmt nicht, JLB 14 (19 May 1726, BDW 08305)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[147]
- Ew'ge Quelle, milder Strom, TWV 1:546 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter IV):[148]
- Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166 (7 May 1724)
- Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108 (29 April 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogate)
[edit]- Occasion
- Rogation Sunday, a.k.a. Prayer Sunday, is the sixth Sunday of Eastertide, or the fifth Sunday after Easter. It is the last Sunday before Ascension: the three days between Rogate Sunday and Ascension are known as rogation days.
- Readings
- James 1:22–27, doers of the word, not only listeners
- John 16:23–30, Farewell Discourse, prayers will be fulfilled
- Hymns
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[151]
- Deine Toten werden leben, TWV 1:213 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726) – the cantata libretto is based on Isaiah 26:19
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter V):[148]
- Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86 (14 May 1724)
- Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 (6 May 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Ascension
[edit]- Occasion
- Feast of the Ascension, which falls on a Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter.
- Readings
- Acts 1:1–11, prologue, farewell and Ascension
- Mark 16:14–20, Ascension
- Hymns
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Christ fuhr gen Himmel"[2]
- "Nun begehn wir das Fest", and Latin model "Festum nunc celebre"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, Gottes Kinder all"[2]
- "Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist", and Latin model "Coelos ascendit hodie"[2]
- "Christus ist heut gen Himmel gefahren", and Latin model "Ascendit Christus hodie"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[154]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1343 (1725)[127]
- Du fährest mit Jauchzen empor, TWV 1:387 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Ascension):[148]
- Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37 (18 May 1724)
- Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 (10 May 1725)
- Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 (30 May 1726)
- Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 (15 May 1738?; Ascension Oratorio)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
Sunday after Ascension (Exaudi)
[edit]- Occasion
- Exaudi, the Sunday after Ascension, is the seventh Sunday of Eastertide, or the sixth Sunday after Easter, a week before Pentecost
- Readings
- 1 Peter 4:8–11, "serve each other"
- John 15:26–16:4, Farewell Discourse, the promise of the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth, and announcement of persecution (Leipzig); Matthew 20:1–16, Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Hamburg)
- Hymns
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"[2]
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[157]
- Erwachet, entreißt euch den sündlichen Träumen, TWV 1:480 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Ascension I):[148]
- Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44 (21 May 1724)
- Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183 (13 May 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Pentecost
[edit]- Occasion
- Pentecost (German: Pfingsten), a.k.a. Whitsun, Whit Sunday, or the first day of Pentecost (German: 1. Pfingsttag).
- Readings
- Acts 2:1–13, the Holy Spirit
- John 14:23–31, Farewell Discourse, announcement of the Spirit who will teach
- Hymns
- "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"[2]
- "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist", and Latin model "Veni Creator Spiritus"[2]
- "Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist"[2]
- "Als Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn"[2]
- "O Heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[160]
- Zischet nur, stechet, ihr feurigen Zungen, TWV 1:1732 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch, TWV 1:634 (misattributed to J. S. Bach as BWV 218)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Pentecost Sunday):[161]
- Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172 (C major, Weimar: 20 May 1714; D major, first Leipzig version: 28 May 1724; C major, second Leipzig version: 13 May 1731)
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 (28 May 1724, restaged 13 May 1731)
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 (20 May 1725)
- O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34 (1 June 1727; 12 May 1746 in Halle, see below)[98]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BR F 12 (W. F. Bach premiered this cantata 12 May 1746, together with a repeat performance of his father's BWV 34, as the start of his tenure in Halle; BDW 09795)
- Dies ist der Tag, da Jesu Leidenskraft, BR F 13 (1755–58?, BDW 09797)
- Ertönt, ihr seligen Völker, BR F 14 (based on earlier compositions, BDW 08146)
- Ach, daß du den Himmel zerrissest, BR F 16 (parody of BR F 3/F 93: BDW 09799)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis (6 June 1772 and 22 May 1779: C. P. E. Bach's reworking of W. F. Bach's BR F 1 as a cantata for Pentecost; BDW 10636)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Gottfried August Homilius:
- Herr, lehr uns tun, H 817 (13 May 1769 and 26 May 1787: pasticcio by C. P. E. Bach involving his own earlier work and a composition by Homilius; BDW 02247)
- Ihr waret weiland Finsternis (pasticcio realised in 1787? by C. P. E. Bach, based on several compositions by Homilius; BDW 10642)
- Nun ist er da (pasticcio realised in 1788 by C. P. E. Bach, based on several compositions by Homilius; BDW 10640)
- Johann Friedrich Doles (see also Picander cycle of 1728–29 § Reception):
- Raset und brauset ihr hefftigen Winde (1740)[167]
Pentecost Monday (Pentecost 2)
[edit]- Occasion
- Pentecost Monday (German: Pfingstmontag), a.k.a. Whit Monday or the second day of Pentecost (German: 2. Pfingsttag)
- Readings
- Acts 10:42–48, sermon of Peter for Cornelius
- John 3:16–21, "God loved the world so much ..." from the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus
- Hymns
- See Pentecost
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[168]
- Schmückt das frohe Fest mit Maien, TWV 1:1256 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Pentecost Monday):[169]
- Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 (21 May 1725)
- Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut, BWV 173 (2 June 1727; 14 May 1731)[98]
- Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174 (6 June 1729)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Pentecost Tuesday (Pentecost 3)
[edit]- Occasion
- Pentecost Tuesday, a.k.a. Whit Tuesday or the third day of Pentecost (German: 3. Pfingsttag)
- Readings
- Acts 8:14–17, the Holy Spirit in Samaria
- John 10:1–10, the Good Shepherd
- Hymns
- See Pentecost
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[172]
- Ergeuß dich zur Salbung der schmachtenden Seele, TWV 1:448 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Pentecost Tuesday):[169]
- Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184 (30 May 1724; 3 June 1727; 15 May 1731)[98]
- Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen, BWV 175 (22 May 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Trinity
[edit]- Occasion
- Trinity Sunday, last of the feasts tied to the date of Easter, is the last Sunday before the time after Trinity, or the first Sunday of the time after Pentecost.
- Readings
- Romans 11:33–36, depth of wisdom
- John 3:1–15, the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus
- Hymns
- "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei"[2]
- "Der du bist drei in Einigkeit", and Latin model "O lux beata Trinitas"[2]
- "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[175]
- Unbegreiflich ist dein Wesen, TWV 1:1745 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity):[176]
- O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 (16 June 1715)
- Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194 (derived from a 1723 consecration cantata; as a cantata for Trinity Sunday: 4 June 1724 and 20 May 1731; alternative version, with movements in a different order: 16 June 1726)
- Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 (27 May 1725)
- Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129 (8 June 1727)[98]
- Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192 (4 June 1730)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
First Sunday after Trinity (Trinity I)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 John 4:16–21, God is Love
- Luke 16:19–31, the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
- Hymns
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2] ("The Mouth of Fools May Say Indeed"),[182] Luther's version of Psalm 14, sung to a melody by J. Walter (Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn 1524, Zahn No. 4436)[8][183]
- "Weltlich Ehr und zeitlich Gut"[2] by Michael Weiße, melody by Valentin Triller (Zahn no. 4972, 4975)[8][184]
- "Es war einmal ein reicher Mann"[2]
- "Ach Gott thu dich erbarmen"[2]
- "Kommt her zu mir spricht Gottes Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Philipp Heinrich Erlebach
- Gelobet sei der Herr täglich (c. 1710)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[185]
- Verlöschet, ihr Funken der irdischen Liebe, TWV 1:1471 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity I):[176]
- Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75 (30 May 1723; first cantata of Bach's first cantata cycle)
- O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (chorale cantata, 11 June 1724; first cantata of the chorale cantata cycle)
- Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 (23 June 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday after Trinity (Trinity II)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 John 3:13–18: whoever doesn't love, remains in Death
- Luke 14:16–24: parable of the great banquet
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2] (Luther, first published in Achtliederbuch 1724)
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"[2]
- "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"[2]
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Kommet, es ist alles bereit, JLB deest (1719 or earlier, BDW 08954)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[187]
- Stille die Tränen des winselnden Armen, TWV 1:1401 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity II):[188]
- Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76 (6 June 1723)
- Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 (chorale cantata, 18 June 1724)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
St. John's Day (24 June)
[edit]- Occasion
- The Feast of John the Baptist (Johannistag), remembering the birth of John the Baptist, is celebrated on 24 June, around the third Sunday after Trinity.
- Readings
- Isaiah 40:1–5, the voice of a preacher in the desert
- Luke 1:57–80, the birth of John the Baptist and the Benedictus of Zechariah
- Hymns
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Gelobet sei der Herr der Gott Israel" and Latin model "Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel"[2]
- "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Siehe, ich will meinen Engel senden, JLB 17 (1726, BDW 08310)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[192]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1345 (c. 1723 or earlier)[127][193]
- Die Kinder des Höchsten sind rufende Stimmen, TWV 1:349 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[194]
- Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167 (1723)
- Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 (chorale cantata, 1724)
- Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 (1738)
- Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde, BWV 220 (doubtful)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers, BR F 16 (BDW 09801)
- Johann Gottlieb Goldberg:
- Durch die herzliche Barmherzigkeit (1745–46, BDW 09155)
Third Sunday after Trinity (Trinity III)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Peter 5:6–11, Cast thy burden upon the Lord
- Luke 15:1–10, parable of the Lost Sheep and parable of the Lost Coin
- Hymns
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "Wo soll ich fliehen hin"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[198]
- Wer sehnet sich nach Kerker, Stein und Ketten, TWV 1:1594 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity III):[188]
- Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 (C minor, Weimar: 17 June 1714; D minor, Köthen/Hamburg: 1720; C minor, Leipzig: 13 June 1723)
- Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 (25 June 1724)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fourth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity IV)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 8:18–23, "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God."
- Luke 6:36–42, Sermon on the Mount: be merciful, judge not
- Hymns
- "Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot"[2]
- "Mensch, willst du leben seliglich"[2]
- "O Mensch wiltu vor Gott bestahn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[203]
- Ihr seligen Stunden erquickender Freude, TWV 1:917 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity IV):[204]
- Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 (14 July 1715; 20 June 1723)
- Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24 (20 June 1723)
- Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177 (chorale cantata, 6 July 1732)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity V)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Peter 3:8–15 "Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts"
- Luke 5:1–11, Peter's great catch of fish
- Hymns
- "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein Gunst"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[207]
- Begnadigte Seelen gesegneter Christen, TWV 1:119 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity V):[204]
- Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 93 (chorale cantata, 9 July 1724)
- Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88 (21 July 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Visitation (2 July)
[edit]- Occasion
- Feast of Visitation, celebrated on 2 July (around the sixth Sunday after Trinity)
- Readings
- Isaiah 11:1–5, prophecy of the Messiah
- Luke 1:39–56, Mary, pregnant of Jesus, visits Elizabeth, pregnant of John the Baptist – includes Mary's song of praise, Magnificat, Luke 1:46–55
- Hymns and canticles
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren" and Latin model "Magnificat anima mea Dominum"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- Cantatas, including Magnificat settings performed as Visitation cantata
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande, JLB 13 (1726, BDW 08303)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[210]
- Gottlob, die Frucht hat sich gezeiget, TWV 1:670 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, TWV 1:1104, 1:1107 and 1:1108
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Visitation):[39][92]
- Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (1723, adaptation of BWV 147a)
- Magnificat, BWV 243a (early version without Christmas interpolations possibly first performed on 2 July 1723)
- Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10 (chorale cantata: 1724)
- Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn (cantata text by an unknown librettist without extant composition by Bach: 2 July 1725, BDW 01672)[211]
- Magnificat, BWV 243 (D major version: 2 July 1733?)
- Melchior Hoffmann (formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach):
- Meine Seele rühmt und preist, BWV 189 (BDW 00229)
- Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV Anh. 21, formerly attributed to Bach (BDW 01329), and then Telemann
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Der Herr wird mit Gerechtigkeit, BR F 18 (BDW 09803)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn (1768, BDW 02246)
Sixth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity VI)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 6:3–11, "By Christ's death we are dead for sin"
- Matthew 5:20–26, Sermon on the Mount: better justice
- Hymns
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt"[2]
- "Mensch, willst du leben seliglich"[2]
- "Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Ich will meinen Geist, JLB 7 (28 July 1726, BDW 08226)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[214]
- Ich bin getauft in Christi Tode, TWV 1:820 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity VI):[204]
- Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 (28 July 1726)
- Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9 (chorale cantata, 1 August 1734)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Seventh Sunday after Trinity (Trinity VII)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 6:19–23, "the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life"
- Mark 8:1–9, The Feeding of the 4000
- Hymns
- "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"[2]
- "Wohl dem, der in Gottesfurcht steht"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[217]
- Wenn Israel am Nilusstrande, TWV 1:1562 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity VII):[114]
- Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186 (11 July 1723)
- Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV 107 (chorale cantata, 23 July 1724)
- Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 (4 August 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Heinrich Graun and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Der Himmel allenthalben (C. P. E. Bach's 1774 parody of C. H. Graun's GraunWV B:VIII:1; BDW 02240)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Verhängnis, dein Wüten entkräftet die Armen, BR F 22 (24 July 1757, BDW 09447)
Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity VIII)
[edit]- Readings
- Romans 8:12–17, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God"
- Matthew 7:15–23, Sermon on the Mount: warning of false prophets
- Hymns
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[220]
- Weicht, ihr Sünden, bleibt dahinten, TWV 1:1538 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity VIII):[114]
- Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 (18 June 1723)
- Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 (chorale cantata, 30 July 1724)
- Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, BWV 45 (11 August 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Zeige du mir deine Wege, H 832 (incomplete, BDW 02248)
Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity IX)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 10:6–13, warning of false gods, consolation in temptation
- Luke 16:1–9, parable of the Unjust Steward
- Hymns
- "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt"[2]
- "Menschenkind, merk eben"[2]
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2]
- "Weltlich Ehr und zeitlich Gut"[2]
- "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[225]
- Das Wetter rührt mit Strahl und Blitzen, TWV 1:199 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity IX):[226]
- Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht, BWV 105 (25 July 1723)
- Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94 (chorale cantata, 6 August 1724)
- Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 (29 July 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity X)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, different gifts, but one spirit
- Luke 19:41–48, Jesus announces the destruction of Jerusalem, Cleansing of the Temple
- Hymns
- "An Wasserflüssen Babylon"[2]
- "Ach lieben Christen seid getrost"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[231]
- Kein Vogel kann im weiten Fliegen, TWV 1:994 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity X):[226]
- Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgend ein Schmerz sei, BWV 46 (1 August 1723)
- Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101 (chorale cantata, 13 August 1724)
- Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, BWV 102 (25 August 1726; reworked version by C. P. E. Bach: 11 August 1776, 3 August 1777, 19 August 1781 and 20 August 1786, BDW 10542)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (Heraus, verblendender Hochmut), BR F 18 (BDW 09805)
11th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XI)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 15:1–10, on the gospel of Christ and his (Paul's) duty as an apostle
- Luke 18:9–14, parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
- Hymns
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Durch sein Erkenntnis, JLB 15 (1 September 1726, BDW 08308)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[234]
- Durchsuche dich, o stolzer Geist, TWV 1:399 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XI):[235]
- Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 (Weimar version in C minor: 12 August 1714; Köthen version in D minor; Leipzig version in D minor: 8 August 1723)
- Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179 (8 August 1723)
- Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 (chorale cantata, 20 August 1724)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
12th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XII)
[edit]- Readings
- 2 Corinthians 3:4–11, the ministration of the Spirit
- Mark 7:31–37, the healing of a deaf mute man
- Hymns
- "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren"[2]
- "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Herr Gott, dich loben wir"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[239]
- Ihr, deren Leben mit banger Finsternis umgeben, TWV 1:897 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XII):[235]
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69a (15 August 1723)
- Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137 (chorale cantata, 19 August 1725)
- Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35 (8 September 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
13th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XIII)
[edit]- Readings
- Galatians 3:15–22, law and promise
- Luke 10:23–37, parable of the Good Samaritan
- Hymns
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot"[2]
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Ich aber ging für dir über, JLB 16 (15 September 1726, BDW 08229)
- Du sollst lieben Gott deinen Herrn, JLB 24 (BDW 11030)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[243]
- Deines neuen Bundes Gnade, TWV 1:212 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XIII):[244]
- Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77 (22 August 1723)
- Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 (chorale cantata, 3 September 1724)
- Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164 (26 August 1725)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Wer meine Gebote hat (C. P. E. Bach's reworking of a cantata by Fasch, BDW 10574)
14th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XIV)
[edit]- Readings
- Galatians 5:16–24, works of the flesh, fruit of the Spirit
- Luke 17:11–19, Cleansing ten lepers
- Hymns
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt"[2]
- "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen"[2]
- "Fröhlich wollen wir Alleluja singen"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[249]
- Schau nach Sodom nicht zurücke, TWV 1:1243 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XIV):[244]
- Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe, BWV 25 (29 August 1723)
- Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 (chorale cantata, 10 September 1724; restaged after 1735)
- Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 (22 September 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
15th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XV)
[edit]- Readings
- Galatians 5:25–6:10, admonition to "walk in the Spirit"
- Matthew 6:23–34, Sermon on the Mount: do not worry about material needs, but seek God's kingdom first
- Hymns
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"[2]
- "Verzage nicht, o frommer Christ"[2]
- "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[251]
- Trifft menschlich und voll Fehler sein die meiste zeit zusammen, TWV 1:1417 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XV):[252]
- Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138 (5 September 1723)
- Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99 (chorale cantata, 17 September 1724)
- Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 (17 September 1730)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
16th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XVI)
[edit]- Readings
- Ephesians 3:13–21, Paul praying for the strengthening of faith in the congregation of Ephesus
- Luke 7:11–17, Raising of the Young man from Nain
- Hymns
- "Mitten wir im Leben sind"[2]
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[256]
- Die stärkende Wirkung des Geistes, TWV 1:363 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XVI):[257]
- Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161 (6 October 1715 or 27 September 1716)
- Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95 (12 September 1723)
- Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8 (chorale cantata, 24 September 1724, second version 17 September 1747)
- Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende? BWV 27 (6 October 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt, H 818 (27 November 1774: pasticcio with movements by Johann Christoph Bach and G. A. Benda, BDW 08590)
- Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Die mit Tränen säen (C. P. E. Bach's reworking of a cantata by Fasch, BDW 10769)
17th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XVII)
[edit]- Readings
- Ephesians 4:1–6, admonition to keep the unity of the Spirit
- Luke 14:1–11, Healing a man with dropsy on the Sabbath
- Hymns
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- Cantatas
- Heinrich Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[260]
- Umschlinget uns, ihr sanften Friedensbande, TWV 1:1426 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Erwäg', o Mensch, TWV 1:487 b (Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottes-Dienstes, 1732)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XVII):[257]
- Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 (19 September 1723)
- Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 (chorale cantata, 1 October 1724)
- Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47 (13 October 1726)
St. Michael's Day (29 September)
[edit]- Occasion
- St. Michael's Day, a.k.a. Michaelmas (German: Michaelisfest) is celebrated on 29 September, around the 17th Sunday after Trinity.
- Readings
- Revelation 12:7–12, fight of Michael with the dragon
- Matthew 18:1–11, heaven belongs to the children, the angels see the face of God
- Hymns
- "Dicimus grates tibi" and German derivatives "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir" and "Laßt uns von Herzen danken Gott dem Herren"[2]
- "Es stehn für Gottes Throne"[2]
- "Fürst und Herr der starken Helden"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[261]
- Packe dich, gelähmter Drache, TWV 1:1222 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe, TWV 1:1328 (misattributed to Bach as BWV 219)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § St. Michael's Day):[262]
- Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 (chorale cantata, 1724, and later version with slightly modified instrumentation)
- Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19 (1726)
- Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149 (1728 or 1729)
- Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV 50 (year and purpose unknown: movement of an incomplete or lost cantata, possibly for Michaelmas)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Den Engeln gleich, H 809 (1769 and 1774, BDW 02238)
- Es erhub sich ein Streit (1770, 1776 and 1781, pasticcios involving J. S. Bach's BWV 19 and G. A. Benda's L 597 and 544, BDW 10303)
- Ich will den Namen des Herrn preisen, H 810 (1772, 1777, 1782 and 1786, pasticcio involving G. A. Benda's L 603, BDW 02243)
- Siehe, ich begehre deiner Befehle, H 812 (1775, BDW 02242)
- Wenn Christus seine Kirche schützt (1778 and 1784, pasticcio involving J. C. F. Bach's Wf XIV/6 and music by G. A. Benda, BDW 01914)
- Der Frevler mag die Wahrheit schmähn, H 814 (1785, pasticcio involving a movement of J. C. F. Bach's Wf XIV/5, BDW 02244)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
- Wie wird uns werden, Wf XIV/5 (1771, BDW 01917)
18th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XVIII)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 1:4–8, Paul's thanks for grace of God in Ephesus
- Matthew 22:34–46, the Great Commandment
- Hymns
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot"[2]
- "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[266]
- Ich schaue bloß auf Gottes Güte, TWV 1:859 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XVIII):[267]
- Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96 (chorale cantata, 8 October 1724 and 24 October 1734)
- Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169 (20 October 1726)
19th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XIX)
[edit]- Readings
- Ephesians 4:22–28, "put on the new man, which after God is created"
- Matthew 9:1–8, Healing the paralytic at Capernaum
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not laßt uns zu Gott"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[268]
- Es ist ein schlechter Ruhm, TWV 1:506 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XIX):[267]
- Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48 (3 October 1723)
- Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5 (chorale cantata, 15 October 1724)
- Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 (27 October 1726)
20th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XX)
[edit]- Readings
- Ephesians 5:15–21, "walk circumspectly, ... filled with the Spirit"
- Matthew 22:1–14, parable of the great banquet
- Hymns
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2]
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"[2]
- "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"[2]
- "Fröhlich wollen wir Alleluja singen"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[269]
- Die Ehre des herrlichen Schöpfers zu melden, TWV 1:334 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XX):[270]
- Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 (25 October 1716 and 10 October 1723)
- Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180 (chorale cantata, 22 October 1724)
- Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV BWV 49 (3 November 1726)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- In deinem Schmuck gehen der Könige Töchter, H 818.5 (pasticcio, BDW 09597)
21st Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXI)
[edit]- Readings
- Ephesians 6:10–17, "take unto you the whole armour of God"
- John 4:46–54, healing the nobleman's son
- Hymns
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[271]
- Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen, TWV 1:884
- Verfolgter Geist, wohin? TWV 1:1467 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXI):[270]
- Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben, BWV 109 (17 October 1723)
- Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 38 (chorale cantata, 29 October 1724)
- Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98 (10 November 1726)
- Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188 (17 October 1728)
22nd Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXII)
[edit]- Readings
- Philippians 1:3–11, Thanks and prayer for the congregation in Philippi
- Matthew 18:23–35, parable of the unforgiving servant
- Hymns
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[272]
- Erhalte mich, o Herr, in deinem Werke, TWV 1:449 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXII):[273]
- Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89 (24 October 1723)
- Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 (chorale cantata, 5 November 1724)
- Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55 (17 November 1726)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Reformation Day (31 October)
[edit]- Occasion
- Reformation Day is celebrated on 31 October, around a month before the end of the liturgical year.
- Readings
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3–8, be steadfast against adversaries
- Revelation 14:6–8, fear God and honour him
- Cantatas
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Reformation Day):[275]
- Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 (1725)
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (chorale cantata, two versions: 1727–31?)
23rd Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXIII)
[edit]- Readings
- Philippians 3:17–21, "our conversation is in heaven"
- Matthew 22:15–22, the question about paying taxes, answered by Render unto Caesar...
- Hymns
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- "Wer nicht sitzt im Gottlosen Rat"[2]
- "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[276]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1342 (1724; only text extant)[127]
- Locke nur, Erde, mit schmeichelndem Reize, TWV 1:1069 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXIII):[273]
- Nur jedem das Seine, BWV 163 (24 November 1715; probably also 31 October 1723)
- Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 (chorale cantata, 12 November 1724)
- Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52 (24 November 1726)
24th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXIV)
[edit]- Readings
- Colossians 1:9–14, prayer for the Colossians
- Matthew 9:18–26, the story of Jairus' daughter
- Hymns
- "Mitten wir im Leben sind"[2]
- "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[277]
- Beglückte Zeit, die uns des Wortes Licht, TWV 1:118 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXIV):[278]
- O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60 (7 November 1723)
- Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (chorale cantata, 19 November 1724)
25th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXV)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, the coming of the Lord
- Matthew 24:25–28, the Tribulation
- Hymns
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Es wird schier der letzte Tag herkommen"[2]
- "Gott hat das Evangelium"[2]
- "Ach Gott thu dich erbarmen"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[279]
- Ein zartes Kind hat nirgends größ're Lust, TWV 1:436 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXV):[278]
- Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende, BWV 90 (14 November 1723)
- Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116 (chorale cantata, 26 November 1724)
26th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXVI)
[edit]- Readings
- 2 Peter 3:3–13, look for new heavens and a new earth
- Matthew 25:31–46, the Second Coming of Christ
- Hymns
- "Es wird schier der letzte Tag herkommen"[2]
- "Es ist gewißlich an der Zeit"[2]
- "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei"[2]
- "Kommt her zu mir spricht Gottes Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[280]
- Glaubet, hoffet, leidet, duldet, TWV 1:626 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXVI):[278]
- Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 (21 November 1723)
27th Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXVII)
[edit]- Readings
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, be prepared for the day of the Lord
- Matthew 25:1–13, parable of the Ten Virgins
- Hymns
- "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[281]
- Daß Herz und Sinn, o schwacher Mensch, TWV 1:194 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXVII):[278]
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (chorale cantata, 25 November 1731)
Other occasions
[edit]Consecration of church and/or organ
[edit]- Readings
- Revelation 21:2–8, the new Jerusalem
- Luke 19:1–10, conversion of Zacchaeus
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[282]
- Heilig, heilig ist Gott, TWV 2:6 (1747)
- Zerschmettert die Götzen, TWV 2:7 (16 May 1751)
- Wie lieblich sind doch deine Wohnungen, TWV 2:13
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[275]
- Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194 (2 November 1723: Störmthal version, BDW 00238)
New council
[edit]The election or inauguration of a new town council was celebrated with a service. Normally this was an annual event. The cantata written for such celebrations were indicated with the term "Ratswechsel" (changing of the council) or "Ratswahl" (election of the council).
- Cantatas
- Johann Michael Bach:
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[283]
- In Mühlhausen the celebration was held on 4 February:
- Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 (1708; Bach's first printed work)
- second Ratswahl cantata for Mühlhausen, BWV Anh. 192 (1709; lost, BDW 01503)
- In Leipzig the service was held at the Nikolaikirche on the Monday following Bartholomew (Bartholomäus), 24 August:
- Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119 (30 August 1723)
- Wünschet Jerusalem Glück, BWV Anh. 4 (27 August 1725; only Picander's text extant)
- Ihr Tore zu Zion, BWV 193 (25 August 1727, incomplete)
- Gott, gib dein Gerichte dem Könige, BWV Anh. 3 (25 August 1730, only Picander's text extant)
- Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 (27 August 1731, reused 31 August 1739 and 24 August 1749)
- Herrscher des Himmels, König der Ehren, BWV Anh. 193 (29 August 1740, only text extant)
- Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120 (29 August 1742)
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69 (26 August 1748)
- In Mühlhausen the celebration was held on 4 February:
200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
[edit]25 June 1730 was 200 years after the Augsburg Confession. In Leipzig the occasion was remembered by a three-day festival. Picander wrote three cantata librettos (later published in Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Vol. III, 1732), one for each day of the celebration.[284] Johann Sebastian Bach set these librettos. The music of these settings is however largely lost:[285]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190a (25 June 1730, BDW 00231 – music lost but presumably borrowed from movements 1, 2, 3 and 5 of BWV 190)
- Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b (26 June 1730, BDW 00147 – music lost but partially reconstructable from BWV 120, 120a, 232II/9 and 1019a)
- Wünschet Jerusalem Glück, BWV Anh. 4a (27 June 1730, BDW 01312 – music lost, probably based on the —equally lost— cantata BWV Anh. 4)
Wedding
[edit]Music for weddings includes sacred cantatas for wedding ceremonies and secular cantatas for wedding celebrations. Telemann's music for weddings includes wedding anniversary cantatas.[286] BWV 202, 210 and 216 are examples of secular cantatas for weddings by J. S. Bach.[287]
- Sacred cantatas for weddings
- Johann Christoph Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[288]
- Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 (5 June 1708?)
- Sein Segen fließt daher wie ein Strom, BWV Anh. 14 (12 February 1725, music lost)
- Auf, süß entzückende Gewalt, BWV Anh. 196 (27 November 1725, music lost)
- O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34a, (1726, incomplete)
- Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195, (1727–31?, several versions)
- Der Herr ist freundlich dem, der auf ihn harret, BWV Anh. 211 (18 January 1729, music lost)
- Vergnügende Flammen, verdoppelt die Macht, BWV Anh. 212 (26 July 1729, music lost)
- Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a (?1729, incomplete, based on various movements of other compositions)
- Gott ist unsre Zuversicht, BWV 197 (1736/37)
Anniversary
[edit]Christoph Graupner:
- Birthday cantata Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist, ABA II, 2 (6 September 1689, BDW 08789)
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel wrote birthday cantatas for his employer, Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg:[15][289][290]
- Deine Gnade müsse mein Trost sein, H. 391[291]
- Verbirge dein Antlitz nicht für mir, H. 392 (1744)[292]
- Laß meinen Mund deines Ruhmes, H. 393[293]
- Laß meinen Gang gewiß sein, H. 394[294]
- Deine Hand hat mich gemacht und bereitet, H. 395[295]
- Nun merke ich daß der Herr seinen Gesalbten hilft, H. 396[296]
Funeral
[edit]Georg Philipp Telemann wrote cantatas for funerals.[297]
Christoph Graupner:
In addition to funeral motets (e.g. BWV 118) and secular cantatas for memorial services (e.g. BWV 198) Johann Sebastian Bach wrote church cantatas for funerals:[285]
- Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (a.k.a. Actus tragicus, 16 September 1708?)
- Was ist, das wir Leben nennen (2 April 1716; music lost, BDW 01531)
- Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157