Ach lieben Christen seid getrost

"Ach lieben Christen seid getrost"
Lutheran hymn
Johannes Gigas, author of the lyrics
English	Ah dear Christians, be comforted
Written	1561 (1561)
Text	by Johannes Gigas
Language	German
Melody	Zahn 4521b, 4441a and others
Composed	1529 (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.