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

Friday, July 26, 2019

"Come, Thou Almighty King"

Last year, I noticed a small feature in "Come, Thou Almighty King."  The last two lines of the second verse are "And let Thy righteousness / On us descend," sung to these phrases from the tune "Italian Hymn":


"On us descend" is sung to a descending phrase, musically giving a picture of the text.