Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (Oh God, how much heartache), BWV 3, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the Second Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 14 January 1725. It is based on the hymn published by Martin Moller in 1587.
| Original Name | Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid |
| Librettist | Martin Moller (Mollerus) (1574–1606) (Nos.1, 2, 6) Anonymous (Nos.3-5) |
| Date of composition | 1725 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1725, January 14th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1851 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 2nd Sunday after Epiphany |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | A Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 3 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Links | |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Oh God, how much heartache en la majeur, BWV 3 Johann Sebastian Bach: Oh God, how much heartache in la maggiore, BWV 3 Johann Sebastian Bach: Oh God, how much heartache A-dur, BWV 3 |