Paul Gerhardt is the only poet of the German Baroque whose poetic creations are still known beyond specialist circles today. Some of his songs, such as "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" or "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud," are among the most famous poetic texts in German literature and part of the canon of church hymns. This exemplary edition ensures their secure transmission, accompanied by a detailed afterword on Gerhardt's life and work, as well as notes and linguistic-substantive explanations for individual passages.