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Composed in 1724, "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" (BWV 33) is a chorale cantata from Bach's second annual cycle in Leipzig. It is based on a 1540 hymn by Konrad Hubert. The work opens with a complex chorale fantasia and closes with a simple four-part chorale, framing a series of recitatives and arias that paraphrase the inner stanzas of the hymn. The cantata's text, while based on a general hymn of penitence, makes specific connections to the day's Gospel reading, the parable of the Good Samaritan.