BWV 244.54



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Original source: Passion, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Chorale Text: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (verses 1 & 2), by Paul Gerhardt (1630)
Tune: Befiehl du deine Wege (melody #1), by Hans Leo Hassler (1601) (Zahn 5385a)
First Performance: 11 April 1727, Good Friday
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 74; Breitkopf 74; Birnstiel 79; Fasch p.122
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 135.6, 153.5, 161.6, 244.15, 244.17, 244.44, 244.62, 248.5, 248.64, 270, 271



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