4. Des Weibes Samen kam

From Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167

Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach
Key	C major → G major
Meter	4/4
Structure	none
Length	17 measures

About the text

• Author: Anonymous
• Scripture readings for the day: Isaiah 40:1–40:5; Luke 1:57–1:80

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/29, p. 17
• Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 681
• Bach Digital ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Text from Emmanuel Music ›
• Wikipedia ›