Cantata no. 112: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt, BWV.112
Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (The Lord is my faithful Shepherd), BWV 112, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, a church cantata for the second Sunday after Easter. Bach composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig and first performed it on 8 April 1731. It is based on the hymn by Wolfgang Meuslin, a paraphrase of Psalm 23 written in 1530, sung to a melody by Nikolaus Decius.
Movements
- Coro "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt"
- Aria (Alt) "Zum reinen Wasser er mich weist"
- Recitativo (Bass) "Und ob ich wandert im finstern Tal"
- Duetto (Sopran, Tenor) "Du bereitest für mir einen Tisch"
- Choral "Gutes und die Barmherzigkeit"