▁sec ular ▁cant at as , ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁such ▁cant ata . ▁Bach ▁re used ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁this ▁cant ata ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁E aster ▁Or atorio . ▁I hr ▁Hä user ▁des ▁H imm els , ▁ihr ▁sche in enden ▁L ichter , ▁B W V ▁ 1 9 3 a , ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 , ▁is ▁another ▁sec ular ▁cant ata ▁on ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁Pic ander ▁which ▁was , ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁first ▁performance , ▁re work ed ▁into ▁a ▁sacred ▁cant ata ▁( I hr ▁T ore ▁zu ▁Z ion , ▁B W V ▁ 1 9 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 8 – 2 9 ▁Pic ander ▁published ▁a ▁cant ata ▁libre tto ▁cycle , ▁leading ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁further ▁Christmas ▁season ▁cant at as ▁by ▁Bach : ▁ ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 7 2 8 , ▁or ▁possibly ▁ 1 7 2 9 : ▁E hre ▁sei ▁Gott ▁in ▁der ▁Höhe , ▁B W V   1 9 7 a . ▁ ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 7 2 9 : ▁Gott , ▁wie ▁de in ▁Name , ▁so ▁ist ▁auch ▁de in ▁Ru hm , ▁B W V   1 7 1 , ▁with ▁music ▁in ▁part ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁sec ular ▁cant ata , ▁like wise ▁on ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁Pic ander , ▁Z er rei ß et , ▁z ers pr en get