[4] The librettist of the work is unknown:[1] it may have been Picander,[2] who had been providing libretti for Bach from at least the previous year when they collaborated on another academic cantata, Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205.
[1] The cantata became the basis for a similar work Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207.2.
He wrote it for four solo singers who represent allegorical figures: Glück (Fortune, soprano), Dankbarkeit (Thankfulness, alto), Fleiß (Diligence, tenor), and Ehre (Honour, bass).
Bach orchestrated it festively with three trumpets, timpani, two transverse flutes, two oboes d'amore, taille, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.
In German, Carus published in 2008 a version "Lob und Preis dem Herrn / Festlicher Schlussgesang zum Gottesdienst (Lauds and praise to the Lord / Festive closing chorus for a service), edited by Karl Kremer and using Bach's scoring.