Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Friday, August 3, 2018

"Lord, We Come Before Thee Now"

Way back in October, my weekly hymn tune was "Vienna," paired with the text "Lord, We Come Before Thee Now" (The Lutheran Hymnal #18).  I noticed a couple instances where the tune connects to the text.

The end of the second phrase descends:


This descent musically represents "At Thy feet we humbly bow" in the first verse and "In compassion now descend" in the second.