Church cantatas of Bach's third to fifth year in Leipzig
Annually returning services
After Trinity of 1725 Johann Sebastian Bach began a third annual cycle, but with less consistency than the previous two. The oldest extant cantata of the third cycle was composed for the ninth Sunday after Trinity 1725.

Church cantatas of Bach's third to fifth year in Leipzig

Section Title: Annually returning services
Table Section Text: After Trinity of 1725 Johann Sebastian Bach began a third annual cycle, but with less consistency than the previous two. The oldest extant cantata of the third cycle was composed for the ninth Sunday after Trinity 1725.

Occasion	1725–26	1726–27	1727–28	J. S. Bach's third cycle

Trinity I	3 June	23 June: BWV 39	15 June	Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot

Trinity II	10 June: BWV 76I?	30 June	22 June

Trinity III	17 June: BDW 1669	7 July	29 June	(BDW 1669: early version of BWV 177?)

St. John's Day	24 June: BDW 1673	24 June: JLB 17	24 June

Trinity IV	(24 June=St. John's D.)	14 July	6 July

Trinity V	1 July: BDW 11069	21 July: BWV 88	13 July	Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden

Visitation	2 July: BDW 1672	2 July: JLB 13	2 July

Trinity VI	8 July: BDW 1670	28 July: BWV 170, JLB 7	20 July	Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust

Trinity VII	15 Jul.: BWV Anh. 1/209?	4 August: BWV 187	27 July	Es wartet alles auf dich

Trinity VIII	22 July	11 August: BWV 45	3 August	Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist

Trinity IX	29 July: BWV 168	18 August	10 August	Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

Trinity X	5 August	25 August: BWV 102	17 August	Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben

Trinity XI	12 August	1 September: JLB 15	24 August

Trinity XII	19 August: BWV 137	8 September: BWV 35	31 August: BWV 69a	Geist und Seele wird verwirret

Trinity XIII	26 August: BWV 164	15 September: JLB 16	7 September	Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet

New Council	27 August: BWV Anh. 4	26 August	25 August: BWV 193?	(Ratswechsel cantata not part of the cycle)

Trinity XIV	2 September	22 September: BWV 17	14 September	Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich

Trinity XV	9 Sept.: BWV Anh. 209?	(29 September=Michaelmas)	21 September

Trinity XVI	16 Sept.: BWV 161	6 October: BWV 27	28 September	Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?

Trinity XVII	23 September	13 October: BWV 47	5 October	Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden

Michaelmas	29 September	29 September: BWV 19	29 September	Es erhub sich ein Streit

Trinity XVIII	30 September	20 October: BWV 169	12 October	Gott soll allein mein Herze haben

Trinity XIX	7 October	27 October: BWV 56	19 October	Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

Trinity XX	14 October	3 November: BWV 49	26 October	Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen

Trinity XXI	21 October	10 November: BWV 98	2 November	Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

Trinity XXII	28 October	17 November: BWV 55	9 November	Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht

Reformation D.	31 October: BWV 79	31 October	31 October	Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild

Trinity XXIII	4 November	24 November: BWV 52	16 November	Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht

Trinity XXIV	11 November	—	23 November

Trinity XXV	18 November	—	—

Trinity XXVI	25 November	—	—

Trinity XXVII	—	—	—

Advent I	2 December	1 December BWV 36?	30 Nov. BWV 36?

Christmas	25 December: BWV 110	25 December	25 December	Unser Mund sei voll Lachens

Christmas 2	26 December: BWV 57	26 December	26 December	Selig ist der Mann

Christmas 3	27 December: BWV 151	27 December	27 December	Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt

Christmas I	30 December: BWV 28	29 December: BWV 152	28 December	Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende

New Year	1 January: BWV 16	1 January	1 January	Herr Gott, dich loben wir

New Year I	—	5 January: BWV 58	4 January	Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid

Epiphany	6 January	6 January	6 January

Epiphany I	13 January: BWV 32	12 January	11 January	Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

Epiphany II	20 January: BWV 13	19 January	18 January	Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen

Epiphany III	27 January: BWV 72	26 January	—	Alles nur nach Gottes Willen

Purification	2 February: JLB 9	2 Febr.: BWV 82, BWV 83	2 February: BWV 157?	Ich habe genug

Epiphany IV	3 February: JLB 1	(2 February=Purification)	—

Epiphany V	10 February: JLB 2	—	—

Epiphany VI	—	—	—

Septuagesima	17 February: JLB 3	9 February: BWV 84	25 January	Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke

Sexagesima	24 February: JLB 4	16 February	1 February

Estomihi	3 March: JLB 5	23 February	8 February: BWV 23

Annunciation	25 March	25 March	(25 March→Palm Sund.)

Palm Sunday	14 April: —	6 April: —	21 March: BWV 182

Good Friday	19 April: BC D 5b	11 April: BWV 244b?	26 March: BWV 245?	(Passion presentation not part of the cycle)

Easter	21 April: JLB 21 (=BWV 15)	13 April	28 March

Easter 2	22 April: JLB 10	14 April	29 March

Easter 3	23 April: JLB 11	15 April	30 March

Easter I	28 April: JLB 6	20 April	4 April

Easter II	5 May: JLB 12	27 April	11 April

Easter III	12 May: JLB 8, BWV 146?	4 May	18 April: BWV 146?	Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal

Easter IV	19 May: JLB 14	11 May	25 April

Easter V	26 May	18 May	2 May

Ascension	30 May: BWV 43	22 May	6 May	Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen

Ascension I	2 June	25 May	9 May

Pentecost	9 June	1 June: BWV 34	16 May	O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe

Pentecost 1	10 June	2 June: BWV 173	17 May	Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut

Pentecost 2	11 June	3 June: BWV 184	18 May

Trinity	16 June: BWV 194	8 June: BWV 129	25 May

Sentence(s)

Bach composed Es erhub sich ein Streit on 29 September 1726: BWV 19 at Michaelmas.

final_sentence: Bach composed Es erhub sich ein Streit on 29 September 1726: BWV 19 at Michaelmas.