"Ach lieben Christen seid getrost" | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
![]() Johannes Gigas, author of the lyrics | |
English | Ah dear Christians, be comforted |
Written | 1561 |
Text | by Johannes Gigas |
Language | German |
Melody | Zahn 4521b, 4441a and others |
Composed | 1529 |
"Ach lieben Christen seid getrost" (Ah dear Christians be comforted)[1] is a Lutheran hymn in German with lyrics by Johannes Gigas, written in 1561. A penitential hymn, it was the basis for Bach's chorale cantata Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114.
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