"Glory Be to Jesus"

During the Good Friday service last month, I found a lot of things in Lenten hymns that I wanted to write about.  I had other posts scheduled, so these are appearing only now.

I found a few phrases in the lyrics of "Glory Be to Jesus" that are mirrored with musical phrases in the tune "Wem in Leidenstagen."

The last two lines of the first verse are "[Jesus] Poured for me the lifeblood / From His sacred veins!"  The musical phrase to which this is sung descends, as if representing the pouring:

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The second musical phrase ascends:

and rising things are mentioned in the second lyrical phrase in the fourth and fifth verses.  In the fourth verse, this melody corresponds to Abel's blood's "Plead[ing] to the skies," and in the fifth verse, it corresponds to the earth's "Waft[ing] its praise on high."