Ach lieben Christen seid getrost

"Ach lieben Christen seid getrost"
Lutheran hymn
Johannes Gigas, author of the lyrics
EnglishAh dear Christians, be comforted
Written1561 (1561)
Textby Johannes Gigas
LanguageGerman
MelodyZahn 4521b, 4441a and others
Composed1529 (1529)

"Ach lieben Christen seid getrost" (Ah dear Christians be comforted) 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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