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Bartholomäus Ringwaldt was a German didactic poet and Lutheran

Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...

theologian. His chorale

Chorale

A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....

Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut (Lord Jesus Christ, you highest good) is the base for Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata

Bach cantata

Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....

Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut , BWV 113, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 20 August 1724....

. Bach used single stanzas of this hymn in Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166
Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166
Wo gehest du hin? , BWV 166, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Cantate, the fourth Sunday after Easter, and first performed it on 7 May 1724....

and Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort , BWV 168, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the ninth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 29 July 1725.-History and words:...

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