Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85

Ich bin ein guter Hirt
BWV 85
Church cantata by J. S. Bach
The Good Shepherd by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne
OccasionSecond Sunday after Easter
Bible textJohn 10:11
Chorale
Performed14 April 1725 (1725-04-14): Leipzig
Movements6
VocalSATB solo and choir
Instrumental
  • 2 oboes
  • 2 violins
  • viola
  • violoncello piccolo
  • continuo

Ich bin ein guter Hirt (I am a Good Shepherd),[1] BWV 85, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the second Sunday after Easter and first performed it on 15 April 1725.

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