BWV 87.7

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Original source: Cantata, Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Selig ist die Seele (verse 9), by Heinrich Müller (1659)
Tune: Jesu, meine Freude, by Johann Crüger (1653) (Zahn 8032)
First Performance: 6 May 1725, Rogate (5th Sunday after Easter)
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 96; Breitkopf 96; Birnstiel 94; Dietel 105; AmB 46II p.308; Fasch p.120
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 64.8, 81.7, 227.1=227.11, 227.3, 227.7, 358

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

Original manuscripts
Score: D–B Mus. ms. Bach P 61
Parts: D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 6