The libretto was compiled by a postal clerk, Christian Friedrich Henrici.  
The libretto was compiled by a postal clerk, Christian Friedrich Henrici.  Well known portions include the alto solo, "Grief and Pain" and the tenor aria with chorus, "O Grief, There Throbs the Racked and Bleeding Heart."  Perhaps the most famous section is the closing chorus, "In Deepest Grief We Sit Here Weeping", though also popular is the soprano aria "My Savior Now is Dying from Love Unbounded."  Unlike the composer's previous work with a similar theme, this piece provides an instrumental background for Jesus' words alone, distinguishing them from the other recitatives.  Famously revived in 1829 by Felix Mendelssohn, FTP, name this grand religious composition by J.S. Bach.
The libretto was compiled by a postal clerk, Christian Friedrich Henrici.  
The Passion According to St. Matthew or St. Matthew's Passion or Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum