Composed for an Easter Sunday performance in 1715 during Bach's tenure as court composer at Weimar, this cantata has long been a favorite among the more than 250 he wrote. Unabridged electronically enhanced reprint of the vocal score arranged by Gustav Rösler first issued by C.F. Peters in ca.1880 based on the Bach Gesellschaft volume which first appeared in 1857. Matching full score and orchestral parts are also available from Serenissima Music (95156).