Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85

*Ich bin ein guter Hirt*
Ich bin ein guter Hirt
BWV 85
Church cantata by J. S. Bach
	The Good Shepherd by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne
Occasion	Second Sunday after Easter
Bible text	John 10:11
Chorale	by Ernst Christoph Homberg; Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt by Cornelius Becker;
Performed	14 April 1725: Leipzig
Movements	6
Vocal	SATB solo and choir
Instrumental	2 oboes; 2 violins; viola; violoncello piccolo; continuo;

Ich bin ein guter Hirt (I am a Good Shepherd), 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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