BWV 42.7

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Original source: Cantata, Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbatas, BWV 42 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Verleih uns Frieden gnädlich (a translation of Da pacem Domine, by Martin Luther (1529)
Tune: Verleih uns Frieden gnädlich, Wittenberg 1529, after an early church melody (first half), and Johann Walter (1566) (second half) (Zahn 1945)
First Performance: 8 April 1725, Quasimodogeniti (1st Sunday after Easter)
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 91=259; Breitkopf 91=259; Birnstiel 97; Dietel 20; AmB 46II p.234; Fasch p.12
Other Harmonizations: BWV 126.6

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe 1 & 2. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: bassoon, organ, continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: 1) D–B Mus. ms. Bach P 55 (original score), 2) D–B Am. B 32 (1732/1733 score, scr. Christoph Nichelmann)
Parts: D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 3