Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.
Friday, January 9, 2026
"Hail, O Source of Every Blessing"
Years ago, I noticed a small feature in "Hail, O Source of Every Blessing." I neglected to write about it at the time, but I ran across it again recently.
About halfway through the first verse, there's the line "Grateful now, we fall before You," sung to this musical phrase from the tune "O Durchbrecher":
The melody descends, musically illustrating this "fall[ing]."