Ihr Häuser des Himmels, ihr scheinenden Lichter (Ye houses of heaven, ye radiant lights), BWV 193.1 (formerly BWV 193a),[1] is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach first performed on 3 August 1727.
However, there has been speculation that Picander based his text on the work of Christian Friedrich Hunold, an earlier librettist of Bach.
It was the custom for congratulatory works such as this to feature allegorical characters; in this case they are: Providentia (Providence), Fama (Fame), Salus (Well-being) and Pietas (Piety).
The title page bears the dedication: Bey der / Hohen Nahmens-Feyer / Ihro / Koenigl.
/ bezeigte / In einer geringen MUSIC / Seinen allerunterthaenligsten Glueckwunsch / Christian Friedrich Henrici / Leipzig den 3.