BWV 81.7

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Original source: Cantata, Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?, BWV 81 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Jesu, meine Freude (verse 2), by Johann Franck (1653)
Tune: Jesu, meine Freude, by Johann Crüger (1653) (Zahn 8032)
First Performance: 30 January 1724, 4th Sunday after Epiphany
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 324; Breitkopf 323; AmB 46II p.73
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 64.8, 87.7, 227.1=227.11, 227.3, 227.7, 358

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: oboe d’amore 1 & 2, violin 1. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: D–B Mus. ms. Bach P 120
Parts: D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 59