Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43

*Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen*
Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen
BWV 43
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Occasion	Feast of the Ascension
Bible text	Psalms 47:5–7; Mark 16:14–20;
Chorale	by Johann Rist
Performed	30 May 1726: Leipzig
Movements	11 in two parts (5 + 6)
Vocal	SATB soloists and choir
Instrumental	3 trumpets; timpani; 2 oboes; 2 violins; viola; continuo;

Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen ("God goes up with jubilation" or "God has gone up with a shout"), BWV 43, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the Feast of the Ascension and first performed it on 30 May 1726. It begins with a quotation from Psalm 47.

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