Johann Sebastian Bach - Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21: No. 11, Chorus "Das Lamm, das erwürget ist"

This monumental chorus is the triumphant finale of Bach's cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" (I Had Much Grief). It sets a text from the Book of Revelation (5:12-13), praising the Lamb that was slain. Bach employs a festive orchestra with three trumpets and timpani, which appear only in this movement, creating a majestic and celebratory sound. The music begins homophonically before evolving into a complex permutation fugue on the words "Lob und Ehre und Preis und Gewalt" (Blessing and honour and glory and power), culminating in a climactic entry of the subject in the first trumpet, symbolizing ultimate praise and victory.