"O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (literally: O world, see here your life) is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German by Paul Gerhardt.

Gerhardt also wrote the evening song "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" to the same melody, Zahn No. 2293.

The following stanzas develop the resolution to follow the example of loving the enemies ("ich die soll lieben, die mich doch sehr betrüben", 13), forgive ("Dem Nächsten seine Schulden verzeihen", 14), deny worldly pleasures ("dem absagen, was meinem Fleisch gelüst", 15) and finally hope for help to eternal rest ("begleiten zu der ew'gen Ruh", 16).

Christoph Graupner composed a church cantata for Good Friday (GWV 1127/19) for four voices SATB, strings and basso continuo.

[4][7] In the earlier work, Bach inserted two stanzas, 3 and 4 in the same harmonization, as movement 11 (in the Neue Bach-Ausgabe), after Jesus asks the one who beat him for justification.

A question is part of Gospel, the disciples, being told that one of them will betray Jesus, ask "Herr, bin ich's?"