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

Friday, November 30, 2018

"Eat This Bread"

Back in April, I transcribed "Eat This Bread" (which I don't think I've ever sung in a church service), and I noticed a small feature in the third verse.

The hymn's tune is also titled "Eat This Bread," and each verse has its own melody.  The third verse is "Eat His flesh and drink His blood, and Christ will raise you up on the Last Day," sung to this melody:


The second half of the melody ascends, musically representing Christ's "rais[ing] you up on the Last Day."