He included hymn stanzas in his church cantatas, typically as the closing chorale.

Maunder's many church cantatas were widely performed and admired, but have gone out of fashion.

It is one of his latest extant church cantatas.

It is the only church cantata by Bach scored for solo soprano and trumpet.

This is considered one of Bach's latest extant church cantatas.

Bach, who reached the normal retirement age of 65, left some 300 church cantatas alone (about a third of which survive).

Annual cycle of church cantatas with organ, 1753 (lost)

"I'm playing the piano for the Methodists' church cantata this evening," Michael was saying.

The other parts may rely on a former unknown secular or church cantata.

It is his first extant church cantata for a solo voice.