BWV 153.5

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Original source: Cantata, Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Befiehl du deine Wege (verse 5), by Paul Gerhardt (1653)
Tune: Befiehl du deine Wege (melody #1), by Hans Leo Hassler (1601) (Zahn 5385a)
First Performance: 2 January 1724, Sunday after New Year
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 21; Breitkopf 21; AmB 46II p.168; Levy–Mendelssohn 35; Fasch p.70
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 135.6, 161.6, 244.15, 244.17, 244.44, 244.54, 244.62, 248.5, 248.64, 270, 271

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: no autograph survies; D–B Am.B 44, Faszikel 9 (copy dating from c. 1760–89; copyists: Anon. JS Bach IX, Anon. JS Bach XI)
Parts: D–B Mus.ms. Bach St 79