Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit

Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit (What my God wants, may it always happen), BWV 111, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for use in a Lutheran service. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig in 1725 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 21 January 1725, as part of his chorale cantata cycle. It is based on the hymn of the same name by Albert, Duke of Prussia, published in 1554, on the topic of the Christian's acceptance of God's will. The cantata is part of Bach's chorale cantata cycle, the second cycle during his tenure as Thomaskantor that began in 1723. In the style of the cycle, an unknown poet retained the outer stanzas for framing choral movements and paraphrased the inner stanzas into four movements for soloists, alternating arias and recitatives. Bach scored the work for four vocal soloists, a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes, strings and basso continuo.