The Brockes Passion, or Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus (title in English: The Story of Jesus, Suffering and Dying for the Sins of the World), is a German oratorio libretto by Barthold Heinrich Brockes, first published in 1712 and going through 30 or so editions in the next 15 years.

Original Name Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus
Librettist Barthold Heinrich Brockes
Date of composition 1716 (1715-1716) in London, UK
Premiered 1719, April 3rd (Domkirche) in Hamburg, Germany
Type Oratorio
Catalogue HWV 48
Spoken language German
Instruments Orchestra
4x Voice
Chorus/Choir
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Autotranslations beta Georg Friedrich Haendel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 "The Story of Jesus, Suffering and Dying for the Sins of the World"
Georg Friedrich Händel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 "The Story of Jesus, Suffering and Dying for the Sins of the World"
Georg Friedrich Händel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 "The Story of Jesus, Suffering and Dying for the Sins of the World"