Cantata no. 79: Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV.79
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79, is a church cantata for Reformation Day by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1725, his third year in the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, and led the first performance on 31 October that year. It is possibly his first cantata for the occasion.
Movements
- Coro "Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild"
- Aria (Alt) "Gott ist unser Sonn und Schild!"
- Choral "Nun danket alle gott'"
- Recitativo (Bass) "Gottlob, wir wissen den rechten Weg"
- Aria (Duetto Sopran, Bass) "Gott, ach Gott, verlaß die Deinen"
- Choral "Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit"