BWV 244.37

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Original source: Passion, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Chorale Text: O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben (verse 3), by Paul Gerhardt (1647)
Tune: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Anon. c.1505, based on a 15th c. secular melody (Zahn 2293b)
First Performance: 11 April 1727, Good Friday
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 50; Breitkopf 50; Birnstiel 54; Fasch p.127
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 13.6, 44.7, 97.9, 244.10, 245.11, 392, 393, 394, 395