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Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 (Break thy bread to the hungry), is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Composed in Leipzig in 1726, it is a solo cantata for alto, tenor, and bass, with a closing four-part chorale. The text is based on a passage from the Book of Isaiah (58:7-8) and is structured in seven movements, including recitatives and arias. It was written for the first Sunday after Trinity.