| "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod" | |
|---|---|
| Lutheran Passion hymn | |
| Catalogue | Zahn 6288 |
| Text | by Paul Stockmann |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Melchior Vulpius |
| Published | 1633 |
"Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod" (Suffering, pain and death of Jesus) is a German Lutheran hymn by Paul Stockmann. Written in 34 stanzas and published in 1633, it narrates the Passion of Jesus. It was sung to a melody by Melchior Vulpius. Johann Sebastian Bach used three of its stanzas as chorales in his St John Passion.