"Was mein Herz schwer macht" (What makes my heart heavy) is a 2001 Christian song with text by Eugen Eckert, with a melody by Jürgen Kandziora.

The text "Was mein Herz schwer macht" was written by the Protestant theologian and pastor Eugen Eckert[1] from Frankfurt.

[1] The song has four stanzas, bringing sorrows and shortcomings before God in hope of his mercy.

All stanzas end with the line "Gott meines Lebens, erbarme dich" (God of my life, have mercy).

[3] The song is contained in the regional section of the Gotteslob in the Diocese of Limburg as GL 833,[2] in hymnals for young people and in several songbooks, including Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht.