Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz

Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
Hymn
Language	German
Composed	16th century

"Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Why are you afflicted, my heart) is a Lutheran hymn. According to some sources, both hymn writer and composer are anonymous. The melody appeared on broadsides from the mid-16th century in Nürnberg, one of the dated 1561. For a while the tune had been attributed to Hans Sachs.

Johann Sebastian composed a chorale cantata on the hymn, Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138.

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