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

Monday, January 6, 2020

Messiah: No. 32 But thou didst not leave his soul in hell

The text is drawn from either Psalm 16:10:  "For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption." or Acts 2:27:  "'For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.'"