Homilius is known for having always searched for new forms in order to avoid any schematic pattern. Thus, one looks in vain in the present cantata for arias. The opening choir is introduced by two choral groups: One calls to take up the fight against the devil, while the other fearfully hesitates and finally, in the chorale “Jesus Christus, wohn uns bei” agrees to join in. Following each of the three stanzas of the embellished chorale, in a recitative the hesitant one is given courage before he also takes up arms, in a confident final chorus.
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- Coro: Erwachet, ihr Christen - Choral: Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei
- Recit. (Tenor): Herr Zebaoth
- Choral: Jesus Christus wohn uns bei
- Recit. (Sopran): Du starker Held
- Choral: Heilger Geist, ach wohn uns bei
- Recit. (Bass): O Geist der Wahrheit
- Coro: So stürmet, ihr Feinde
- Coro. Erwachet, ihr Christen
- Recitativo. Herr Zebaoth, du kennest ja die Deinen
- Choral. Jesus Christus, wohn uns bei
- Recitativo. Du starker Held aus Jacobs Stamm
- Choral. Heilger Geist, ach wohn uns bei
- Recitativo. O Geist der Wahrheit
- Coro. So stuermet, ihr Feinde
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Gottfried August Homilius
| 1714-1785Gottfried August Homilius, the son of a pastor, was born in Rosenthal (Saxony) on 2 February 1714. In May 1735 he enrolled as a law student at Leipzig University. Likewise, it was probably at this time that Homilius was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach; the latter fact had been attested to by Johann Adam Hiller. Apart from Bach, Homilius also had contact with Johann Schneider, a Bach pupil and organist at the Nicolaikirche, for whom he also substituted. After unsuccesfully applying for a post as organist in Bautzen, Homilius was appointed organist at the Dresden Frauenkirche in 1742. In 1755 Homilius succeeded Theodor Christlieb Reinhold as Kreuzkantor and music director of the three main churches in Dresden, a position that he occupied until his death on 2 June 1785. Personal details
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