Songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach are compositions listed in Chapter 6 of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV 439–524), which also includes the Quodlibet. Most of the songs and arias included in this list are set for voice and continuo. Most of them are also spiritual, i.e. hymn settings, although a few have a worldly theme. The best known of these, "Bist du bei mir", was however not composed by Bach.

An aria by Bach was rediscovered in the 21st century, and was assigned the number BWV 1127. Further hymn settings and arias by Bach are included in his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios and chorale harmonisations (BWV 1–438 and later additions). The second Anhang of the BWV catalogue also lists a few songs of doubtful authenticity.

Songs, arias and Quodlibet, BWV 439–524

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01BWVBach-Werke-Verzeichnis (lit.'Bach-works-catalogue'; BWV) numbers. Anhang (Annex; Anh.) numbers are indicated as follows: preceded by I: in Anh.I (lost works) of BWV1 (1950 first edition of the BWV) preceded by II: in Anh.II (doubtful works) of BWV1 preceded by III: in Anh.III (spurious works) of BWV1 preceded by N: new Anh. numbers in BWV2 (1990) and/or BWV2a (1998)
022aSection in which the composition appears in BWV2a: Chapters of the main catalogue indicated by Arabic numerals (1-13) Anh. sections indicated by Roman numerals (I–III) Reconstructions published in the NBE indicated by "R"
03DateDate associated with the completion of the listed version of the composition. Exact dates (e.g. for most cantatas) usually indicate the assumed date of first (public) performance. When the date is followed by an abbreviation in brackets (e.g. JSB for Johann Sebastian Bach) it indicates the date of that person's involvement with the composition as composer, scribe or publisher.
04NameName of the composition: if the composition is known by a German incipit, that German name is preceded by the composition type (e.g. cantata, chorale prelude, motet, ...)
05KeyKey of the composition
06ScoringSee scoring table below for the abbreviations used in this column
07BGBach Gesellschaft-Ausgabe (BG edition; BGA): numbers before the colon indicate the volume in that edition. After the colon an Arabic numeral indicates the page number where the score of the composition begins, while a Roman numeral indicates a description of the composition in the Vorwort (Preface) of the volume.
08NBENew Bach Edition (German: Neue Bach-Ausgabe, NBA): Roman numerals for the series, followed by a slash, and the volume number in Arabic numerals. A page number, after a colon, refers to the "Score" part of the volume. Without such page number, the composition is only described in the "Critical Commentary" part of the volume. The volumes group Bach's compositions by genre: Cantatas (Vol.1–34: church cantatas grouped by occasion; Vol.35–40: secular cantatas; Vol.41: Varia)Masses, Passions, Oratorios (12 volumes)Motets, Chorales, Lieder (4 volumes)Organ Works (11 volumes)Keyboard and Lute Works (14 volumes)Chamber Music (5 volumes)Orchestral Works (7 volumes)Canons, Musical Offering, Art of Fugue (3 volumes)Addenda (approximately 7 volumes)
09Additional infomay include: "after" – indicating a model for the composition "by" – indicating the composer of the composition (if different from Johann Sebastian Bach) "in" – indicating the oldest known source for the composition "pasticcio" – indicating a composition with parts of different origin "see" – composition renumbered in a later edition of the BWV "text" – by text author, or, in source Provenance of standard texts and tunes, such as Lutheran hymns and their chorale melodies, Latin liturgical texts (e.g. Magnificat) and common tunes (e.g. Folia), are not usually indicated in this column. For an overview of such resources used by Bach, see individual composition articles, and overviews in, e.g., Chorale cantata (Bach)#Bach's chorale cantatas, List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale harmonisations in various collections and List of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale Preludes.
10BDBach Digital Work page
Legend for abbreviations in "Scoring" column
Voices (see also SATB)
aAbBsStTvV
alto (solo part)alto (choir part)bass (solo part)bass (choir part)soprano (solo part)soprano (choir part)tenor (solo part)tenor (choir part)voice (includes parts for unspecified voices or instruments as in some canons)vocal music for unspecified voice type
Winds and battery (bold = soloist)
BasBelCntFlHnObObaOdcTaiTbnTdtTmpTr
bassoon (can be part of Bc, see below)bell(s) (musical bells)cornett, cornettinoflute (traverso, flauto dolce, piccolo, flauto basso)natural horn, corno da caccia, corno da tirarsi, lituooboeoboe d'amoreoboe da cacciatailletrombonetromba da tirarsitimpanitromba (natural trumpet, clarino trumpet)
Strings and keyboard (bold = soloist)
BcHcKbLuLwOrgStrVaVcVdgVlVne
basso continuo: Vdg, Hc, Vc, Bas, Org, Vne and/or Luharpsichordkeyboard (Hc, Lw, Org or clavichord)lute, theorboLautenwerck (lute-harpsichord)organ (/man. = manualiter, without pedals)strings: VlI, VlII and Vaviola(s), viola d'amore, violettavioloncello, violoncello piccoloviola da gambaviolin(s), violino piccoloviolone, violone grosso
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ColourMeaning
greenextant or clearly documented partial or complete manuscript (copy) by Bach and/or first edition under Bach's supervision
yellowextant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) or print edition, in whole or in part, by close relative, i.e. brother (J.Christoph), wife (A.M.), son (W.F. / C.P.E. / J.C.F. / J.Christian) or son-in-law (Altnickol)
orange-brownextant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) by close friend and/or pupil (Kellner, Krebs, Kirnberger, Walther, ...), or distant family member
Songs, arias and Quodlibet in Chapter 6 of BWV2a
BWV2aDateNameKeyScoringBGNBEAdditional infoBD
4396.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde" (Schemelli #831; tune #56)V Bc39: 279III/2.1: 210Z 6721; text by Neumeister
4406.1735–1736 orearliersong "Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier" (Schemelli #171; tune #11)V Bc39: 279III/2.1: 123Z 705; text by Opitz
4416.c.1735 orearlierchoralesetting "Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden"Fmaj.SATBIII/2.1: 67after Z 5243; text by Gerhardt
1735–1736 orearliersong "Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden" (Schemelli #320; tune #27)V Bc39: 279III/2.1: 152
4426.1735–1736 orearliersong "Beglückter Stand getreuer Seelen" (Schemelli #570; tune #39)V Bc39: 280III/2.1: 176after Z 5970; text by Bonin[de]
4436.1735–1736 orearliersong "Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt" (Schemelli #689; tune #47)V Bc39: 280III/2.1: 192Z 7765; text by Wegleiter[wikisource:de]
4446.1735–1736 orearliersong "Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze" (Schemelli #303; tune #24)V Bc39: 280III/2.1: 146after Z 7110–7111a; → Z7111b; text by Trommer[scores]
4456.1735–1736 orearliersong "Brunnquell aller Güter" (Schemelli #335; tune #29)V Bc39: 281III/2.1: 156after Z 6252b; text by Franck, J.
4466.1735–1736 orearliersong "Der lieben Sonnen Licht und Pracht" (Schemelli #39; tune #2)V Bc39: 281III/2.1: 106after Z 5659; text by Scriver
4476.1735–1736 orearliersong "Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder" (Schemelli #40; tune #3)V Bc39: 281III/2.1: 108after Z 923; ↔ BWV 297; text by Rube[fr]
4486.1735–1736 orearliersong "Der Tag mit seinem Lichte" (Schemelli #43; tune #4)V Bc39: 282III/2.1: 110after Z 7512b; text by Gerhardt
4496.1735–1736 orearliersong "Dich bet ich an, mein höchster Gott" (Schemelli #396; tune #31)V Bc39: 282III/2.1: 160Z 2437; text by Olearius, J.G.[de]
4506.1735–1736 orearliersong "Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal" (Schemelli #258; tune #17)V Bc39: 282III/2.1: 134after Z 7429; text by Elmenhorst[de]
4516.1735–1736 orearliersong "Die güldne Sonne" (Schemelli #13; tune #1)V Bc39: 283III/2.1: 104after Z 8015; text by Gerhardt
4526.1735–1736 orearliersong "Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen" (Schemelli #397; tune #32)V Bc39: 284III/2.1: 162after BWV 299; → Z 3068; text by Crasselius
4536.1735–1736 orearliersong "Eins ist not! ach Herr, dies Eine" (Schemelli #112; tune #7)V Bc39: 284III/2.1: 116Z 7129; text by Schröder[scores]
4546.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist" (Schemelli #187; tune #12)V Bc39: 284III/2.1: 124after Z 5741; text by Rist
4556.1735–1736 orearliersong "Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel" (Schemelli #580; tune #43)V Bc39: 285III/2.1: 184after Z 3138; text by Bonin[de]
4566.1735–1736 orearliersong "Es glänzet der Christen inwendiges Leben" (Schemelli #572; tune #40)V Bc39: 285III/2.1: 178after Z 6969; text by Richter
4576.1735–1736 orearliersong "Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben" (Schemelli #847; tune #57)V Bc39: 286III/2.1: 212after Z 6969; text by Omeis[de]
4586.1735–1736 orearliersong "Es ist vollbracht! Vergiss ja nicht dies Wort" (Schemelli #306; tune #25)V Bc39: 286III/2.1: 148after Z 2692; text by Schmidt[scores]
4596.1735–1736 orearliersong "Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein" (Schemelli #522; tune #38)V Bc39: 286III/2.1: 174after Z 2727; text by Richter
4606.1735–1736 orearliersong "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" (Schemelli #647; tune #45)V Bc39: 288III/2.1: 188after Z 7415; text by Gerhardt
4616.1735–1736 orearliersong "Gott lebet noch" (Schemelli #488; tune #37)V Bc39: 288III/2.1: 172after Z 7951; ↔ BWV 320; text by Zihn[de]
4626.1735–1736 orearliersong "Gott wie groß ist deine Güte" (Schemelli #360; tune #30)V Bc39: 289III/2.1: 158text by Schemelli; → Z 7937
4636.1735–1736 orearliersong "Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache" (Schemelli #78; tune #5)V Bc39: 289III/2.1: 112after Z 6863; text by Opitz
4646.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht" (Schemelli #861; tune #58)V Bc39: 290III/2.1: 214after Z 5869a; text by Dach
4656.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich freue mich in dir" (Schemelli #194; tune #13)V Bc39: 290III/2.1: 126after Z 5138; text by Ziegler, C.
4666.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich halte treulich still" (Schemelli #657; tune #46)V Bc39: 290III/2.1: 190text by Till[scores]; → Z 5082
4676.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich lass dich nicht" (Schemelli #734; tune #51)V Bc39: 291III/2.1: 200after Z 7455; text by Deßler[de]
4686.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund" (Schemelli #737; tune #52)V Bc39: 291III/2.1: 202after Z 4731; → Z4732
4696.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" (Schemelli #195; tune #14)V Bc39: 292III/2.1: 128Z 4663; text by Gerhardt
4766.1735–1736 orearliersong "Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte" (Schemelli #197; tune #15)V Bc39: 294III/2.1: 130after Z 3703; text by Franck, J.
4716.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesu, deine Liebeswunden" (Schemelli #139; tune #10)V Bc39: 292III/2.1: 122text by Wegleit.[wikisource:de]?; → Z1302
4706.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein" (Schemelli #741; tune #53)V Bc39: 292III/2.1: 204BWV 357; → Z6446
4726.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier" (Schemelli #119; tune #8)V Bc39: 293III/2.1: 118after Z 6453; text by Sacer
4736.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesu, meines Herzens Freud" (Schemelli #696; tune #48)V Bc39: 293III/2.1: 194after Z 4797–4798; text by Flittner[de]
4746.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesus ist das schönste Licht" (Schemelli #463; tune #33)V Bc39: 293III/2.1: 164after Z 6412; text by Richter
4756.1735–1736 orearliersong "Jesus, unser Trost und Leben" (Schemelli #333; tune #28)V Bc39: 294III/2.1: 154after Z 4918; text by Homburg[de]
4776.1735–1736 orearliersong "Kein Stündlein geht dahin" (Schemelli #869; tune #60)V Bc39: 294III/2.1: 218after 4243b; text by Franck, M.?
4786.1735–1736 orearliersong "Komm, süßer Tod" (Schemelli #868; tune #59)V Bc39: 295III/2.1: 216Z 4400
4796.1735–1736 orearliersong "Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag" (Schemelli #936; tune #67)V Bc39: 295III/2.1: 232Z 5185; text by Löscher
4806.1735–1736 orearliersong "Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft" (Schemelli #938; tune #68)V Bc39: 296III/2.1: 234Z 4709; text by Löscher
4816.1735–1736 orearliersong "Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen" (Schemelli #281; tune #18)V Bc39: 296III/2.1: 136after Z 7886b; ↔ BWV 413; text by Birken
4826.1735–1736 orearliersong "Liebes Herz, bedenke doch" (Schemelli #467; tune #34)V Bc39: 297III/2.1: 166after Z 6434; text by Koitsch[de]
4836.1735–1736 orearliersong "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" (Schemelli #873; tune #61)E♭maj.V Bc39: 297III/2.1: 220after Z 6634; text by Neumann
4846.1735–1736 orearliersong "Liebster Herr Jesu, wo bleibst du so lange" (Schemelli #874; tune #62)V Bc39: 298III/2.1: 222Z 3969; text by Weselowius[scores]
4856.1735–1736 orearliersong "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" (Schemelli #761; tune #54)V Bc39: 298III/2.1: 206after Z 4932c; text by Fritsch
4886.1735–1736 orearliersong "Meines Lebens letzte Zeit" (Schemelli #881; tune #63)V Bc39: 299III/2.1: 224after Z 6380; ↔ BWV 381
4866.1735–1736 orearliersong "Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen" (Schemelli #121; tune #9)V Bc39: 298III/2.1: 120after Z 5988; text by Deßler[de]
4876.1735–1736 orearliersong "Mein Jesu! was vor Seelenweh" (Schemelli #283; tune #19)V Bc39: 299III/2.1: 138text by Schemelli?; → Z 8383
4896.1735–1736 orearliersong "Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr" (Schemelli #574; tune #41)V Bc39: 300III/2.1: 180after Z 3342; text by Gerhardt?
4906.1735–1736 orearliersong "Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben" (Schemelli #700; tune #49)V Bc39: 300III/2.1: 196after Z 8404c
4916.1735–1736 orearliersong "O du Liebe meiner Liebe" (Schemelli #284; tune #20)V Bc39: 300III/2.1: 140after Z 6693; text by Senitz[Wikidata]
4926.1735–1736 orearliersong "O finstre Nacht, wenn wirst du doch vergehen" (Schemelli #891; tune #64)V Bc39: 301III/2.1: 226Z 6171; text by Breithaupt[scores]
4936.1735–1736 orearliersong "O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild" (Schemelli #203; tune #16)V Bc39: 302III/2.1: 132after Z 2016a; text by Thilo[de]
4946.1735–1736 orearliersong "O liebe Seele, zieh die Sinnen" (Schemelli #575; tune #42)V Bc39: 302III/2.1: 182Z 7787
4956.1735–1736 orearliersong "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen" (Schemelli #894; tune #65)V Bc39: 302III/2.1: 228after Z 1583; ↔ BWV 405; text by Dach
4966.1735–1736 orearliersong "Seelenbräutigam" (Schemelli #472; tune #35)V Bc39: 303III/2.1: 168after Z 3255a–b; ↔ BWV 409; text by Drese
4976.1735–1736 orearliersong "Seelenweide" (Schemelli #710; tune #50)V Bc39: 303III/2.1: 198after Z 1286; text by Drese
4996.1735–1736 orearliersong "Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig" (Schemelli #293; tune #22)V Bc39: 304III/2.1: 143after Z 3889b; ↔ BWV 410; text by Keymann
4986.1735–1736 orearliersong "Selig, wer an Jesum denkt" (Schemelli #292; tune #21)V Bc39: 304III/2.1: 142Z 4846
5006.1735–1736 orearliersong "So gehst du nun, mein Jesu hin" (Schemelli #296; tune #23)V Bc39: 304III/2.1: 144after Z 7631b; ↔ BWV 500a; text by Nachtenhöfer[de]
5016.1735–1736 orearliersong "So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht" (Schemelli #315; tune #26)V Bc39: 304III/2.1: 150after Z 849; ↔ BWV 412; text by Pfeiffer[de]
5026.1735–1736 orearliersong "So wünsch ich mir zu guter Letzt" (Schemelli #901; tune #66)V Bc39: 305III/2.1: 230Z 5892; text by Rist
5036.1735–1736 orearliersong "Steh ich bei meinem Gott" (Schemelli #945; tune #69)V Bc39: 305III/2.1:236after Z 5207; text by Herrnschmidt[de]
5046.1735–1736 orearliersong "Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht vergesse" (Schemelli #475; tune #36)V Bc39: 306III/2.1: 170after Z 4779; text by Arnold
5056.1735–1736 orearliersong "Vergiss mein nicht, ..., Mein allerliebster Gott" (Schemelli #627; tune #44)V Bc39: 306III/2.1: 186text by Arnold; → Z4233
5066.1735–1736 orearliersong "Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübt" (Schemelli #779; tune #55)Amin.V Bc39: 307III/2.1: 208after Z 1837; ↔ BWV 424; text by Schultt, R.F.[scores]
5076.1735–1736 orearliersong "Wo ist mein Schäflein, das ich liebe" (Schemelli #108; tune #6)V Bc39: 308III/2.1: 114after Z 5958a; text by Schultt, J.P.[scores]
5086.1718-11-16 (GHS) after 1733–1734 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.25: aria "Bist du bei mir"E♭maj.V Bc432:36 39:309V/4: 102after Stölzel (Diomedes)
5096.1725–1733 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.41: aria "Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke"V Bc432:52 39:310V/4: 128
5106.1725–1733Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.12: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille"Fmaj.V Bc432:30 39:311V/4: 91
5116.1725–1733Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.13a: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille"Gmin.V Bc432:31 39:287V/4: 91text by Gerhardt; → BWV 512
5126.1725–1733Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.13b: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille"Emin.V Bc432:31 39:287V/4: 91after BWV 511; ↔ BWV 315, Z7417a; text by Gerhardt
5136.1725–1733 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.42: song "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort"V Bc432:52 39:301V/4: 129BWV 397; text by Rist
5146.1725–1733 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.35: song "Schaffs mit mir, Gott"V Bc432:48 39:303V/4: 125text by Schmolck
5156.after 1733–1734Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.20a: aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife"Dmin.V Bc432:34V/4: 98by Bach, G.H.?; → BWV 515a
515a6.after 1733–1734Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.20b: aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife"Gmin.V Bc432:34 39:309V/4: 98after BWV 515
5166.after 1733–1734 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.33: aria "Warum betrübst du dich"V Bc432:46 39:307V/4: 121
5176.after 1733–1734 (AMB)Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.40: song "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen"V Bc432:51 39:307V/4: 128text by Deßler[de]
5186.after 1725Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No.37: aria "Willst du dein Herz mir schenken" a.k.a. "Aria di G(i)ovannini"V Bc432:49 39:311V/4: 126
5196.c.1736?Five Hymns from No. 1: "Hier lieg ich nun, o Vater aller Gnaden"V Bcby Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III,
5206.c.1736?Five Hymns from No. 2: "Das walt mein Gott, Gott Vater, Sohn und heilger Geist"V Bcby Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III,
5216.c.1736?Five Hymns from No. 3: "Gott, mein Herz dir Dank zusendet"VIII/3by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III,
5226.c.1736?Five Hymns from No. 4: "Meine Seele, lass es gehen, wie es in der Welt jetzt geht"Vby Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III,
5236.c.1736?Five Hymns from No. 5: "Ich gnüge mich an meinem Stande"Vby Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III,
5246.1707 – July 1708Quodlibet (incomplete; wedding?)SATB (SBBB) BcNBG 322I/41: 69

Sacred songs and arias from Schemelli's Songbook (BWV 439–507)

Title page of Georg Christian Schemelli's 1736 Songbook, containing 69 melodies for which Bach provided a melody and/or (improved) accompaniment

The hymnal or song book known as Schemellis Gesangbuch, published 1736 in Leipzig by Georg Christian Schemelli, contained 954 hymns; 69 of these, listed here, were accompanied by a melody and a figured bass.

  • BWV 439– Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde
  • BWV 440– Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier
  • BWV 441– Auf! auf! mein Herz, mit Freuden[commons]
  • BWV 442– Beglückter Stand getreuer Seelen
  • BWV 443– Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt
  • BWV 444– Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze
  • BWV 445– Brunnquell aller Güter
  • BWV 446– Der lieben Sonnen Licht und Pracht
  • BWV 447– Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder
  • BWV 448– Der Tag mit seinem Lichte
  • BWV 449– Dich bet' ich an, mein höchster Gott
  • BWV 450– Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal
  • BWV 451– Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne
  • BWV 452– Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen
  • BWV 453– Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine
  • BWV 454– Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist
  • BWV 455– Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel
  • BWV 456– Es glänzet der Christen
  • BWV 457– Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
  • BWV 458– Es ist vollbracht! vergiss ja nicht
  • BWV 459– Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein
  • BWV 460– Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille
  • BWV 461– Gott lebet noch; Seele, was verzagst du doch?
  • BWV 462– Gott, wie groß ist deine Güte
  • BWV 463– Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache
  • BWV 464– Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht
  • BWV 465– Ich freue mich in dir
  • BWV 466– Ich halte treulich still und liebe
  • BWV 467– Ich lass' dich nicht
  • BWV 468– Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund'
  • BWV 469– Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier
  • BWV 470– Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein
  • BWV 471– Jesu, deine Liebeswunden
  • BWV 472– Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier
  • BWV 473– Jesu, meines Herzens Freud
  • BWV 474– Jesus ist das schönste Licht
  • BWV 475– Jesus, unser Trost und Leben
  • BWV 476– Ihr Gestirn', ihr hohen Lufte
  • BWV 477– Kein Stündlein geht dahin
  • BWV 478– Komm, süßer Tod, komm, selge Ruh
  • BWV 479– Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag
  • BWV 480– Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft
  • BWV 481– Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen
  • BWV 482– Liebes Herz, bedenke doch
  • BWV 483– Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben?
  • BWV 484– Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange?
  • BWV 485– Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen
  • BWV 486– Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen
  • BWV 487– Mein Jesu! was für Seelenweh
  • BWV 488– Meines Lebens letzte Zeit
  • BWV 489– Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr
  • BWV 490– Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben
  • BWV 491– O du Liebe meiner Liebe
  • BWV 492– O finstre Nacht
  • BWV 493– O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild
  • BWV 494– O liebe Seele, zieh' die Sinnen
  • BWV 495– O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen
  • BWV 496– Seelen-Bräutigam, Jesu, Gottes Lamm
  • BWV 497– Seelenweide, meine Freude
  • BWV 498– Selig, wer an Jesum denkt
  • BWV 499– Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig
  • BWV 500– So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin
  • BWV 501– So giebst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht
  • BWV 502– So wünsch' ich mir zu guter Letzt
  • BWV 503– Steh' ich bei meinem Gott
  • BWV 504– Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht
  • BWV 505– Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht
  • BWV 506– Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübet
  • BWV 507– Wo ist mein Schäflein, das ich liebe

Songs and arias from the second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (BWV 508–518)


Five hymns from a manuscript by Johann Ludwig Krebs (BWV 519–523)

Fünf geistliche Lieder are five hymns as collected by Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) and published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1917.

  • BWV 519 – Hier lieg ich nun (doubtful)
  • BWV 520 – Das walt' mein Gott (doubtful)
  • BWV 521 – Gott mein Herz dir Dank (doubtful)
  • BWV 522 – Meine Seele, lass es gehen (doubtful)
  • BWV 523 – Ich gnüge mich an meinem Stande (doubtful)

Quodlibet (BWV 524)

Added to the BWV catalogue in the 21st century (BWV 1127)

Doubtful works from BWV Anh. II (BWV Anh. 32–41)

BWV Anh. II lists eight songs in Christian Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau's Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte and two in Sperontes' Singende Muse an der Pleiße as possibly composed by Bach.

From Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte

  • BWV Anh. 32 – Sacred Song "Getrost mein Geist, wenn Wind und Wetter krachen" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 33 – Sacred song "Mein Jesus, spare nicht" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 34 – Sacred Song "Kann ich mit einem Tone" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 35 – Sacred Song "Meine Seele lass die Flügel" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 36 – Sacred song "Ich stimm' itzund ein Straff-Lied an" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 37 – Sacred song "Der schwarze Flügel trüber Nacht" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 38 – Sacred song "Das Finsterniß tritt ein" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 39 – Song "Ach was wollt ihr trüben Sinnen" (doubtful)

From Singende Muse an der Pleiße

  • BWV Anh. 40 – Song "Ich bin nun wie ich bin"[scores] (Text lost; doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 41 – Song "Dir zu Liebe, wertes Herze"[scores] (doubtful)

Spurious work from BWV Anh. III (BWV Anh. 158)

Other BWV numbers referring to a single aria

In the church cantata range of BWV numbers (BWV1–200):

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