WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT

WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT (What Care I for the World) originated with Ahasuerus Fritsch (1629–1701), a jurist, theologian, and dedicated Lutheran hymn writer who served at the court of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in Thuringia. Fritsch composed both the text and melody for this tune, publishing it in his collection 'Himmels-Lust und Welt-Unlust' (Heavenly Delight and Worldly Disgust) in 1679. Fritsch was deeply influenced by the Pietist currents beginning to stir within German Lutheranism, and the tu

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Progressive renunciation of worldly values and affirmation of Christ as supreme treasure, culminating in trust in Christ's protective power