| Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied | |
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BWV
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| Church cantata byJohann Sebastian Bach | |
 Diet of Augsburg byChristian Beyer | |
| Occasion | 200th anniversary of theAugsburg Confession |
| Cantata text | Picander |
| Chorale | Martin Luther |
| Performed | 25 June 1730 (1730-06-25):St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig |
| Movements | 7 |
| Vocal | SATB choir and ATB solo |
| Instrumental |
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Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing a new song to the Lord),BWV 90.2,BWV 190a,[1] is acantata byJohann Sebastian Bach. The work was written in 1730 in commemoration of theAugsburg Confession.
Bach adapted this cantata fromSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190, for the 200th anniversary of theAugsburg Confession. It uses a text byPicander, published in 1732 inErnst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte part 3, in Leipzig. The first movement adapts words from Psalms149 and150.[2] The second movement is based on the beginning ofMartin Luther's German Te Deum, "Herr Gott, dich loben wir".
The closing chorale was the third stanza of Luther's "Es woll uns Gott genädig sein" (1523).[3]
The cantata's music is lost.Diethard Hellmann wrote a reconstruction in 1972.
The work has seven movements:
