Composed for the fifth Sunday after Trinity, which fell on July 21, 1726, Bach's Cantata No. 88 "Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden" (See, I will send many fishermen) (BWV 88) sets a verse from Jeremiah 16:16 for its first movement, a line from Luke 5:10 for its fourth movement, concludes with a chorale by Georg Neumark from 1641, and has a text by an anonymous poet for the remaining movements. The cantata is in two parts with the first three movements comprising the first part and the second four movements making up the second. The cantata is scored for bass, tenor and soprano soloists; chorus; pairs of oboe d'amore and oboe da caccia; strings; and basso continuo, plus a pair of horns in the opening movement. The cantata is in D major with its first and fourth movements in the tonic; its second, sixth, and seventh movements in the relative minor of B minor; its third movement in E minor; and its fifth movement in A major. The first movement is in two parts: the first is a gentle pastoral aria in 6/8 time for bass soloist with the first violins doubled by the first oboe d'amore and horn, the second violins doubled by the second oboe d'amore and horn, the viola doubled by the taille and continuo, and the second an Allegro quasi presto aria in cut time for the same forces, but with the pair of horns taking on independent parts. The second movement is a brief secco recitative for soloist and continuo. The third movement is also in two parts: an aria in the form of a trio sonata for tenor soloist, solo oboe d'amore, and continuo, followed by an oboe d'amore solo above staccato strings and continuo. The fourth movement is also in two parts: a flourish for bass soloist followed by a virtuoso aria in triple time for bass and continuo. The fifth movement is a duetto aria in the form of a trio sonata for soprano and alto soloists with the violins and oboe d'amores playing a third solo line in unison above the continuo. The sixth movement is a brief secco recitative for soprano soloist and continuo. The cantata concludes with a simple harmonization of Neumark's chorale for chorus and full orchestra colla parte.

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