Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22
Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach composed for Quinquagesima, the last Sunday before Lent. Bach composed it as an audition piece for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig and first performed it... Wikipedia
First performance: February 7, 1723
Composed: 1723
English: Jesus gathered the Twelve to Himself
Bible text: Luke 18:31,34
Chorale: "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"; by Elisabeth Cruciger