O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben
"O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (literally: O world, see here your life) is a Lutheran hymn in German by Paul Gerhardt. The hymn for Passiontide in 16 stanzas of 6 lines was first published in 1647 in Johann Crüger's Praxis pietatis melica. The hymn is known as the source for chorales in Bach's Passions. It was translated to English in several versions, for example "O, World! behold upon the tree" by Catherine Winkworth in 1858.
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O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben
"O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (literally: O world, see here your life) is a Lutheran hymn in German by Paul Gerhardt. The hymn for Passiontide in 16 stanzas of 6 lines was first published in 1647 in Johann Crüger's Praxis pietatis melica. The hymn is known as the source for chorales in Bach's Passions. It was translated to English in several versions, for example "O, World! behold upon the tree" by Catherine Winkworth in 1858.
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"O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" ...... y Catherine Winkworth in 1858.
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Title page of the hymnal Praxis pietatis melica
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"O, World! behold upon the tree"
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"O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" ...... y Catherine Winkworth in 1858.
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