"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" is a Lutheran hymn from the 17th century. Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 624, was adopted in several compositions. It was translated into English and is part of modern hy
Print in Johannes Niedling's Lutherisch Hand-Büchlein, 6th edition of 1668
Hymn in 1691 Württemberg hymnal with soprano clef
First page of manuscript of Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655a, by Bach, copied by Krebs
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William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar was a duke of Saxe-Weimar. He was the fifth child, but the third surviving son of Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt. He was the brother of Berna
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
…compositions. It was translated into English and is part of modern hymnals, both Protestant and Catholic. The text of the hymn has been attributed to Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, but this authorship is doubted, as the attribution appears only in prints from the late 17th century. In Thuringia and Saxony, the hymn was sung on…
William, Duke of Saxe Weimar
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Portrait of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, on lit de parade – Skoklosters slott