The entire cantata is fairly easy for the average four part choir and there are a multitude of solo and quartet opportunities. Each section is short and is repeated two or three other times within the work making the entire cantata easy to learn in a short period of time. It took my choir four weeks.
The free sheet music and audio expert are located here:
http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=59963
To hear the sample, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Interpretation." The other mp3 sample is a computer generated facsimile of the score. I began and ended my concert with two congregational hymns: Crown Him With Many Crowns and Lift High The Cross.
When I performed this piece, it was for a choir concert. I don't see many acting opportunities with the work other than in tableau form. Although, it would make a unique operetta.
–Malcolm Kogut.