Herzliebster Jesu

"Herzliebster Jesu"
Lutheran Passion hymn
Johann Heermann, the poet
English"O dearest Jesus"
CatalogueZahn 983
GenreHymn
Written1630 (1630)
Textby Johann Heermann
LanguageGerman
Meter11.11.11.5
Melodyby Johann Crüger
Published1630 (1630)

"Herzliebster Jesu" (often translated into English as "Ah, Holy Jesus", sometimes as "O Dearest Jesus") is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German, written in 1630 by Johann Heermann, in 15 stanzas of 4 lines, first published in Devoti Musica Cordis in Breslau.[1] As the original headline reveals, it is based on Augustine of Hippo; this means the seventh chapter of the so-called "Meditationes Divi Augustini", presently ascribed to John of Fécamp.[2]

  1. ^ "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen". hymnary.org. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ The Hymnal 1982 Companion

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