Jesu, der du meine Seele

"Jesu, der du meine Seele"
Lutheran hymn
Johann Rist, the author of the text
Textby Johann Rist
LanguageGerman
Melodyby Johann Rist
Published1641 (1641)

Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, you who [rescued] my soul) is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German with text by Johann Rist and a melody also attributed to him, first published in 1641. It reflects in 12 stanzas the Passion of Jesus cleansing the believer. Johann Sebastian Bach used it as the basis for his chorale cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78.

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