1. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir

German text	English translation
Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir	Lord God, we all praise you
Und sollen billig danken dir	And should fittingly thank you
Für dein Geschöpf der Engel schon,	For your creation of the resplendent angels
Die um dich schwebn um deinen Thron.	That hover around you, around your throne.
	transl. Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed

About the text

Author: Anonymous
Based on Paul Eber’s 1554 hymn, which is a paraphrase of Philipp Melanchthon’s 1539 Latin Dicimus grates tibi (Dürr 2005, 696)
Text references: first verse of Paul Eber’s 1554 hymn (verbatim)
Scripture readings for the day: Revelation 12:7–12:12; Matthew 18:1–18:11

Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/30, p. 3
Full score page num: 3
Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 695
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