O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Renunciation of worldly attachments → acknowledgment of sin and loss → trust in God's eternal promises → confident surrender to divine care
Associated Hymn Texts (1)
Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (1)
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
TLH 554, Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow : O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN (Heinrich Isaac's 'Innsbruck,' c. 1500) — Bach harmonized it in both Passions.