Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch explained

German: Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch (May the God of hope fill you), TWV 1:634, BWV 218, is a church cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann formerly credited to Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for Whit Sunday in Eisenach in 1717, with text by Erdmann Neumeister. The closing chorale is the first stanza of Martin Luther's hymn for Pentecost "German: [[Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist]]".^[1]

Scoring and structure

The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, a four-part choir, two horns, two violins, viola and basso continuo.^[2]

It has five movements:

1. Chorus: German: Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch
2. Aria (alto): German: Glaub' und Hoffnung, Trost und Stärke
3. Recitative (soprano): German: Weil wir nichts ohne dich vermögen
4. Aria (soprano): German: Ihr Christen, wollt ihr selig sein
5. Chorale: German: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist

Recording

• Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cantata BWV 218 Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch. Bach Cantatas Website. 14 December 2012.
2. Web site: Cantates 217–224. 18 May 2013. Université du Québec. fr. 28 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528182042/http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/catal/bacjs/baccatv2b.html. dead.