| "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin" | |
|---|---|
| Hymn by Martin Luther | |
 Text and melody with biblical illustration, Bapstsches Gesangbuch, 1545 | |
| Catalogue | Zahn 3986 |
| Text | by Martin Luther |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Nunc dimittis |
| Published | 1524 |
"Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin" (German: [mɪt ˈfʁiːt ʔʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt ʔɪç ˈfaːɐ̯ daˈhɪn]; In peace and joy I now depart) is a hymn by Martin Luther, a paraphrase in German of the Nunc dimittis, the canticle of Simeon. Luther wrote the text and melody, Zahn No. 3986, in 1524 and it was first published in the same year. Originally a song for Purification, it has been used for funerals. Luther included it in 1542 in Christliche Geseng ... zum Begrebniss (Christian chants ... for funeral).
The hymn appears in several translations, for example Catherine Winkworth's "In peace and joy I now depart", in nine hymnals. It has been used as the base for music, especially for vocal music such as Dieterich Buxtehude's funeral music Mit Fried und Freud and Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125.