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

Friday, December 6, 2019

"Comfort, Comfort Ye My People"

Last year, I noticed a small feature in "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People," specifically regarding the line "Mourning 'neath their sorrows' load," sung to this phrase from the tune "Freu dich sehr":


The end of the phrase descends, musically giving a sense of the weight of "sorrows' load."