This is the standard one-verse-of-one-arrangement-one-verse-of-an-other (LW 85 and LSB 396). I'm pretty sure I read and played the notation correctly; it's just that both have some weird harmonies.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
LSB #339 "Lift up Your Heads, You Everlasting Doors"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Psalm 24:3-10, Revelation 5:6-14
Psalm 24:3-10: "Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
"Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory!"
Revelation 5:6-14: "And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
"'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.'
"Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!' And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!' And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshiped."
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The hymn text is pretty clearly divided as far as its Biblical references. The first three verses come from the Psalm text. There are matching phrases (if not exact in specific words) like "Lift up your heads, you everlasting doors," "Who is this King of great and glorious fame," and "Who may ascend Mount Zion's holy hill."
The fourth verse comes from the Revelation text, although it seems that "the ransomed throng" and their "endless song" of "'Worthy is Christ!' The Lamb who once was slain" are the only elements in the hymn taken from the lengthy selection that's cited.
Psalm 24:3-10: "Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
"Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory!"
Revelation 5:6-14: "And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
"'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.'
"Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!' And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!' And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshiped."
The hymn text is pretty clearly divided as far as its Biblical references. The first three verses come from the Psalm text. There are matching phrases (if not exact in specific words) like "Lift up your heads, you everlasting doors," "Who is this King of great and glorious fame," and "Who may ascend Mount Zion's holy hill."
The fourth verse comes from the Revelation text, although it seems that "the ransomed throng" and their "endless song" of "'Worthy is Christ!' The Lamb who once was slain" are the only elements in the hymn taken from the lengthy selection that's cited.
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The hymnal doesn't cite any of the Biblical accounts of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-16, Mark 11:1-11, and Luke 19:28-40), but it's clearly referred to in phrases like "Greet your coming King; / Now wave the victor's palm," " Lord God of Sabaoth, / Of whom the prophets wrote, / Whose chosen, humble steed / Declares Him king indeed!" and "Hosanna, Lord!"
Sunday, January 22, 2017
"Irby"
This is the usual one-verse-of-one-arrangement-one-verse-of-an-other (the accompanying text is "Once in Royal David's City," LW #58, LSB #376). I hadn't realized until recording this that there's a slight difference in the melody between the two hymnals. In the LSB arrangement, at the end of each of the last two phrases, two quarter notes are tied with a dotted line; sometimes they act as two quarter notes (for two syllables), and sometimes they act as a single half note (for one syllable). In the LW arrangement though, they're written and always sung as half notes. The lyrics are different to accommodate this.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
LSB #338 "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Isaiah 9:6, Luke 1:67-75, Isaiah 61:1-2, 2 Peter 1:3-4
Isaiah 9:6: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Luke 1:67-75: "And his father Zechariah we filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.'"
Isaiah 61:1-2: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn."
2 Peter 1:3-4: "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire."
Isaiah 9:6: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Luke 1:67-75: "And his father Zechariah we filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.'"
Isaiah 61:1-2: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn."
2 Peter 1:3-4: "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire."
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The text is public domain:
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art,
Dear desire of ev'ry nation,
Joy of ev'ry longing heart.
Born Thy people to deliver;
Born a child and yet a king!
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
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"Born to set Thy people free" in the first verse seems to come from Zechariah's "a horn of salvation for us" in the Luke text, although both selections from Isaiah hint at the same thing.
The rest of the first stanza (starting from "From our fears and sins release us") is clearly from the Isaiah 61 text.
"Born Thy people to deliver" returns to the Luke text, specifically "the Lord God of Israel... has visited and redeemed his people... that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us," although it also connects to the "proclaim[ing] liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound" in Isaiah 61.
"Born a child and yet a king" seems to reference the Isaiah 9 text. In word choice, it matches "For to us a child is born," and while a king isn't listed in that verse, "Prince of Peace" is pretty close and has the same idea.
The 2 Peter text also seems to contribute to the lines "Born to set Thy people free; / From our fears and sins release us," but I think most of its influence is in the second half of the second stanza. "Raise us to Thy glorious throne" seems comparable with "escap[ing] from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire" in order to "become partakers of the divine nature."
The rest of the first stanza (starting from "From our fears and sins release us") is clearly from the Isaiah 61 text.
"Born Thy people to deliver" returns to the Luke text, specifically "the Lord God of Israel... has visited and redeemed his people... that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us," although it also connects to the "proclaim[ing] liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound" in Isaiah 61.
"Born a child and yet a king" seems to reference the Isaiah 9 text. In word choice, it matches "For to us a child is born," and while a king isn't listed in that verse, "Prince of Peace" is pretty close and has the same idea.
The 2 Peter text also seems to contribute to the lines "Born to set Thy people free; / From our fears and sins release us," but I think most of its influence is in the second half of the second stanza. "Raise us to Thy glorious throne" seems comparable with "escap[ing] from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire" in order to "become partakers of the divine nature."
Sunday, January 15, 2017
"Forest Green"
While this tune is used for different hymns in the hymnals ("O Little Town of Bethlehem" #59 in Lutheran Worship and "O Sing of Christ" #362 in The Lutheran Service Book), the arrangements are exactly the same.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
LSB #337 "The Night Will Soon Be Ending"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Romans 13:12a, Revelation 22:16-17, 1 Corinthians 2:7, John 1:4-5; John 3:19-21
Romans 13:12a: "The night is far gone; the day is at hand."
Revelation 22:16-17: "'I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.'
The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price."
1 Corinthians 2:7: "But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory."
John 1:4-5: "In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
John 3:19-21: "'And this is the judgement: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried our in God.'"
Romans 13:12a: "The night is far gone; the day is at hand."
Revelation 22:16-17: "'I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.'
The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price."
1 Corinthians 2:7: "But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory."
John 1:4-5: "In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
John 3:19-21: "'And this is the judgement: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried our in God.'"
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The first line (and title) of the hymn comes from the Romans text, although it seems a bit earlier, temporally. Where the hymn says that "The night will soon be ending," the Romans text says it's already "far gone." The same image appears again in the third verse: "The earth in sure rotation / Will soon bring morning bright."
The name for Jesus given in the Revelation text ("the bright morning star") appears as "the Morning Star" and "God's radiant Star" in the first verse and as "one Star... beaming" in the fourth.
The lines "But now one Star is beaming / Whose rays have pierced the night" from the fourth verse combine the name for Christ in the Revelation text and the action ("the light shines in the darkness") in the John 1 text
The John 3 text constitutes the first half of the fifth verse: "God dwells with us in darkness / And makes the night as day; / Yet we resist the brightness / And turn from God away."
The lines "But now one Star is beaming / Whose rays have pierced the night" from the fourth verse combine the name for Christ in the Revelation text and the action ("the light shines in the darkness") in the John 1 text
The John 3 text constitutes the first half of the fifth verse: "God dwells with us in darkness / And makes the night as day; / Yet we resist the brightness / And turn from God away."
I couldn't find anything in the hymn text that was obviously related to the 1 Corinthians text cited. "As old as sin's perversion / Is mercy's vast design" from the third verse might come from "which God decreed before the ages for our glory," but I'm not completely convinced of it.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier"
The first verse is the Lutheran Worship arrangement (#226), and the second is the Lutheran Service Book arrangement (#592). However, they differ by only a couple notes.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
LSB #336 "Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Revelation 1:7, John 20:24-31, Revelation 7:9-12
Revelation 1:7: "Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen."
John 20:24-31: "Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord.' But he said to them, 'Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.'
"Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.' Thomas answered him, 'My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him, 'Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'
"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
Revelation 7:9-12: "After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'"
Revelation 1:7: "Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen."
John 20:24-31: "Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord.' But he said to them, 'Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.'
"Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.' Thomas answered him, 'My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him, 'Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'
"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
Revelation 7:9-12: "After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'"
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The text is public domain:
Lo! He comes with clouds descending,
Once for ev'ry sinner slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumphs of His train:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Christ the Lord returns to reign.
Ev'ry eye shall now behold Him
Robed in glorious majesty;
Those who set at naught and sold Him,
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
Deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply waiting,
Shall their true Messiah see.
Those dear tokens of His passion
Still His dazzling body bears,
Cause of endless exultation
To His ransomed worshipers.
With what rapture, with what rapture, with what rapture
Gaze we on those glorious scars!
Yea, amen, let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Savior, take the pow'r and glory,
Claim the kingdom as Thine own.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone!
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The Revelation 1 text appears in the first two verses, specifically in the phrases "He comes with clouds descending," "ev'ry eye shall now behold Him," "those who... pierced and nailed Him to the tree," and "deeply wailing" (repeated as if to emphasize the intensity of the emotion).
The third verse deals with the John 20 text. The marks of Christ's crucifixion are mentioned, and Thomas' "My Lord and my God!" is described as "endless exultation."
The other Revelation text (from chapter 7) comprises the fourth verse, with all people adoring Christ the Lamb on His throne. Of the list of attributes, only power and glory are included in the hymn text.
The "great multitude that no one could number" from the Revelation 7 text also appears to be the source of the "thousand thousand saints" in the hymn's first verse.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
"Gott sei dank"
Standard method of one verse of one arrangement (LW #182) and one verse of an-other arrangement (LSB #900).
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