Johann Heermann (1585 – 1647)

Johann Heermann (1585 – 1647) was a German poet and hymn-writer, born Raudten (modern day Rudna) in Silesia, the fourth and only surviving son of a middle-class Protestant family.

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Hymns associated with Johann Heermann (1585 – 1647)

• Ah Holy Jesu How Hast Thou Offended (Herzliebster Jesu, Organ, 5 Verses)
  Ah Holy Jesu How Hast Thou Offended : Lyrics 1. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended? By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted. 2. Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee. ‘Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee: I ...
• O Dearest Jesus (Herzliebster Jesus, Organ, 15 verses)
  O Dearest Jesus What Law Hast Thou broken Lyrics Suitable for: Lent, Passiontide, Good Friday 1. O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken That such sharp sentence should on Thee be spoken? Of what great crime hast Thou to make confession, What dark transgression? 2. They crown Thy head with thorns, they smite, they scourge Thee; With cruel mockings to the ...