Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde, BWV 220
# Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde, BWV 220

Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde (Praise him with heart and voice), BWV 220, is a church cantata by an unknown composer, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach.

## History and text

The cantata was written for the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. It derives from a chorale by Ludwig Humbold [scores] and from Isaiah 61:10.

## Scoring and structure

The piece is scored for alto, tenor and bass soloists, four-part choir, flauto traverso, two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

It has five movements:

* Chorale: Lobt ihn Herz und Munde
* Aria (tenor): So preiset den Höchsten, den König des Himmels
* Recitative (bass): Auf Gottes Preis muss alle Freude zielen
* Aria (alto): Sich in Gott und Jesu freuen
* Chorus: Ich freue mich im Herrn

## Recording

* Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.
