Bekennen will ich seinen Namen (I shall acknowledge His name),BWV 200, is an arrangement byJohann Sebastian Bach of an aria fromGottfried Heinrich Stölzel's passion-oratorioDie leidende und am Creuz sterbende Liebe Jesu. He scored it for alto, two violins and continuo, possibly as part of acantata for the feast ofPurification. He probably led the first performance around 1742.
Bach arranged inBekennen will ich seinen Namen an aria, "Dein Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seelen" (Your cross, o bridegroom of my soul" fromGottfried Heinrich Stölzel's passion-oratorioDie leidende und am Creuz sterbende Liebe Jesu.[1][2] Bach's arrangement, dated around 1742–43,[3] was possibly part of a cantata for theMarian feast ofPurification.[4][5] The prescribed readings for the day wereMalachi 3:1–4, andLuke 2:22–32.[6]
Bach likely performed his arrangement in 1742 inLeipzig.[6]
The aria is scored for soloalto voice, twoviolins, andbasso continuo.[7] As with many of Bach's latest cantatas, the aria has a "quality of mellow assurance". It is in adaptedternary form but includes no clear reprise of the opening section. The vocal line includesmelismas but no otherword painting.[8]
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