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

Friday, November 16, 2018

"Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face"

Way back in April, I transcribed "Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face" and noticed a small feature in the sixth verse.  The first line is "Too soon we rise; the vessels disappear," sung to this phrase from the tune "Farley Castle":


"Too soon we rise" is sung to an ascending group of notes (C E F G), musically representing that "ris[ing]."