Herzlich tut mich verlangen
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"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]
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"Herzlich tut mich verlangen" | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
Catalogue | Zahn 5385a |
Written | 1611 (1611) |
Text | by Christoph Knoll |
Language | German |
Melody | by Hans Leo Hassler |
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