ɪɾ ɪz kəmpˈoʊzd æz ɐ fˈoːɹpˈɑːɹt sˈɛɾɪŋ, wɪððɪ ˈɪnstɹəmənts plˈeɪɪŋ : ˈoʊboʊz ænd vaɪəlˈɪn aɪ ɛnfˈoːɹs ðə kˈoːɹeɪl tˈuːn, ðə flˈuːts ɐn ˈɑːktɪv hˈaɪɚ, vaɪəlˈɪn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː plˈeɪz wɪððɪ ˈæltoʊ, vaɪˈoʊlə wɪððə tˈɛnɚ, ænd ðə kəntˈɪnjuːˌoʊ wɪððə bˈeɪs.
It is composed as a four-part setting, with the instruments playing : oboes and violin I enforce the chorale tune, the flutes an octave higher, violin II plays with the alto, viola with the tenor, and the continuo with the bass.