O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34
Structure and scoring
Bach structured the cantata in five movements, with two choral movements framing a sequence of recitative–aria–recitative. Bach scored the work for three vocal soloists (alto, tenor, bass), a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of three trumpets (Tr), timpani (Ti), two flauti traversi (Ft), two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vl), viola (Va) and basso continuo.

O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34

Section Title: Structure and scoring
Table Section Text: Bach structured the cantata in five movements, with two choral movements framing a sequence of recitative–aria–recitative. Bach scored the work for three vocal soloists (alto, tenor, bass), a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of three trumpets (Tr), timpani (Ti), two flauti traversi (Ft), two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vl), viola (Va) and basso continuo.

No.	Title	Text	Type	Vocal	Winds	Strings	Key	Time

1	O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe	anon.	Chorus	SATB	3Tr Ti 2Ob	2Vl Va	D major	3/4

2	Herr, unsre Herzen halten dir	anon.	Recitative	T	common time

3	Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen	anon.	Aria	A	2Ft	2Vl Va	A major	common time

4	Erwählt sich Gott die heilgen Hütten	anon.	Recitative	B	common time

5	Friede über Israel	Psalm 128:6 anon.	Chorus	SATB	3Tr Ti 2Ob	2Vl Va	D major	common time

Sentence(s)

O ewiges Feuer's movement 5 quotes the text of Psalms 128:6, "Friede über Israel".

final_sentence: O ewiges Feuer's movement 5 quotes the text of Psalms 128:6, "Friede über Israel".