BWV 128.5

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Original source: Cantata, Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: O Jesu, meine Lust (verse 4), by Matthäus Avenarius (1673)
Tune: O Gott, du frommer Gott (melody #3), by Ahasverus Fritsch (1679), based on Adam Krieger (1657) (Zahn 5206b)
First Performance: 10 May 1725, Ascension
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): None
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 45.7, 64.4, 94.8, 129.5, 197a.7, 398, 1125

Comparative score: Eight settings of O Gott, du frommer Gott (melody #3) aligned and placed in the same key (PDF)

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe 1. A: violin 2, oboe 2. T: viola, oboe di caccia. B: continuo. Obbligato instruments — horn 1 & 2

Original manuscripts
Score: Privatbesitz R. Kohn (GB–London), BWV 128 (privately owned, not viewable)
Parts: 1) D–B Mus.ms. Bach St 158 (1725 parts), 2) D–B Mus.ms. Bach P 892 (1725 alto part, movement 5 (chorale) only)