| "Herzliebster Jesu" | |
|---|---|
| Lutheran Passion hymn | |
 Johann Heermann, the poet | |
| English | "O dearest Jesus" |
| Catalogue | Zahn 983 |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1630 |
| Text | by Johann Heermann |
| Language | German |
| Meter | 11.11.11.5 |
| Melody | by Johann Crüger |
| Published | 1630 |
"Herzliebster Jesu" (often translated into English as "Ah, Holy Jesus", sometimes as "O Dearest Jesus") is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German, written in 1630 by Johann Heermann, in 15 stanzas of 4 lines, first published in Devoti Musica Cordis in Breslau.[1] As the original headline reveals, it is based on Augustine of Hippo; this means the seventh chapter of the so-called "Meditationes Divi Augustini", presently ascribed to John of Fécamp.[2]
- ^ "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen". hymnary.org. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ The Hymnal 1982 Companion