Cantata no. 167: Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV.167
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe (You people, glorify God's love), BWV 167 in Leipzig for the Feast of St. John the Baptist (German: Fest Johannes des Täufers, also Johannistag) and first performed it on 24 June 1723. It is part of his first cantata cycle in Leipzig.
Movements
- Aria (Tenor) "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe"
- Recitativo (Alt) "Gelobet sei der Herr Gott Israel"
- Aria (Duetto Sopran, Alt) "Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht"
- Recitativo (Bass) "Des Weibes Samen kam"
- Choral "Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren"