On this page, you will find your way to all relevant information about this chorale cantata by Bach.
Details
Choralkantate:
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (BWV 100).
Entstehungszeit um 1734–1735 wahrscheinlich als Trauungskantate für eine ganze Brautmesse.
Textdichter Choral:
Samuel Rodigast (1649-1708).
In: Das Hannoverische ordentliche vollständige Gesangbuch, Göttingen 1676 (erschienen 1677).
Textdichter Kantate:
Samuel Rodigast.
Hymnological Dossier
This Hymnological Dossier (PDF) contains the text of the song, along with Johann Martin Schamelius’ explanation, from Evangelischer Lieder-Commentarius I, 1724, S. 584. The text of each part of Bach’s chorale cantata is immediately next to the relevant stanza of the song in each case.
Listen to examples
Chorale
Cantata
External links
- Information about this song on Hymnary.org
- Information and sources of this cantata on Bach-digital.de
- Information about this cantata text on Bachcantatatexts.org
