Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen

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"Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" is a 17th-century German Lutheran passion hymn by Johann Heermann that meditates on Christ’s suffering and crucifixion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn
Lutheran hymn
passion hymn
associatedWith Johann Crüger
Johann Sebastian Bach
author Johann Heermann
centuryOfComposition 17th century
countryOfOrigin Germany
Holy Roman Empire
doctrinalContext substitutionary atonement
focusesOn gratitude for Christ’s sacrifice
human sin
innocence of Christ
personal guilt
genre church hymn
passion hymn
hasEnglishTitle Ah, Holy Jesus
O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken
hasForm strophic hymn
hasInfluenced Lutheran passion devotion
hasTheologicalEmphasis grace
penitence
redemption
intendedUse congregational singing
private devotion
languageFamily Germanic languages
liturgicalSeason Holy Week
Lent
lyricist Johann Heermann
meterType German bar form
originalLanguage German
period Baroque era
linked to: Baroque
religiousTradition Lutheranism
Protestantism
subject Jesus Christ
textTradition German Lutheran hymnody
textType devotional poetry
theme Passion of Christ
atonement
crucifixion of Jesus
suffering of Christ
titleLanguage German
usedAsChoraleIn Bach’s St John Passion
linked to: St John Passion

Bach’s St Matthew Passion
linked to: St Matthew Passion
usedIn Good Friday services
Holy Week services
Lutheran liturgy

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Johann Heermann notableWork Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
Heinrich Bach notableWork Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen (setting)
linked to: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen