Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz

Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
Lutheran hymn
CatalogueZahn 1689a
LanguageGerman
Composed16th century

"Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Why are you afflicted, my heart) is a Lutheran hymn. According to some sources, both hymn writer and composer are anonymous. The melody, Zahn No. 1689a, appeared on broadsides from the mid-16th century in Nürnberg, one of them dated 1561. For a while the tune had been attributed to Hans Sachs.

Johann Sebastian composed a chorale cantata on the hymn, Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138.

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