Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.
Showing posts with label Vox dilecti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vox dilecti. Show all posts

Sunday, December 18, 2022

"Vox dilecti" (TLH #277)


I recorded this on Friday, and the next day, I stumbled upon what I think may be the source of the title.  In the Latin Vulgate, Song of Solomon 2:8 begins, "Vox dilecti mei" ("The voice of my beloved!").  In TLH, the accompanying text is "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say."

I think this is the only hymn tune I know of that switches from minor to major halfway through.