| "Herzlich tut mich verlangen" | |
|---|---|
| Lutheran hymn | |
| Catalogue | Zahn 5385a |
| Written | 1611 |
| Text | by Christoph Knoll |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Hans Leo Hassler |
"Herzlich tut mich verlangen" (I do desire dearly) is a German hymn, with lyrics written in 1599 by Christoph Knoll, with a melody adapted from a secular song by Hans Leo Hassler. It is a prayer for a blessed death, beginning "Herzlich tut mich verlangen nach einem sel'gen End" (I do desire dearly a blessed end). Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 5385a, was later also used for Paul Gerhardt's "Befiehl du deine Wege" and "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden".[1]