The text is from 1 Corinthians 15:21-22: "21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."
If I posted an example of the notation for this, I'd end up posting the whole section, which I'd rather not do. There's a distinction made between "Since by man came death" (grave) and "By man came also the resurrection" (allegro). Later, the same is done for "For as in Adam all die" (grave again) and "Even so in Christ shall all be made alive" (allegro again).
It wasn't specified in the version of the notation that I looked through, but in the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields recording, these parts are also differentiated by dynamics. The grave parts are piano (perhaps even pianissimo; I couldn't understand the words until I read them), and the allegro parts are forte.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
"Jesu, meines Lebens Leben" (TLH #151)
It shouldn't sound any different, but in order to challenge myself, I sight-read the bass part.
Friday, March 27, 2020
"Just as I Am, without One Plea"
A couple weeks ago, one of the hymns in church was "God Loved the World So That He Gave," and I noticed an interesting feature in "Just as I Am, without One Plea," which is on the opposite page (such a discovery is one of the reasons I continue to use the hymnal even though the hymn texts appear in the bulletin).
At first, I noticed only that each verse begins with "Just as I am" and that this is an example of anaphora, but then I realized its significance. That this phrase is repeated at the beginning of each verse illustrates our incapacity to change and to turn from our sinful human nature. We were born into sin and cannot free ourselves from it.
At first, I noticed only that each verse begins with "Just as I am" and that this is an example of anaphora, but then I realized its significance. That this phrase is repeated at the beginning of each verse illustrates our incapacity to change and to turn from our sinful human nature. We were born into sin and cannot free ourselves from it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
LSB #511 "Herald, Sound the Note of Judgement"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Matthew 3:1-12, Luke 2:8-14, John 1:29-34
Matthew 3:1-12: "1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight."' 4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
"7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father," for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
"11 'I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.'"
Luke 2:8-14: "8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.' 13 And suddenly there was with the angels a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!'"
John 1:29-34: "29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me." 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.' 32 And John bore witness: 'I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, "He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit." 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.'"
Matthew 3:1-12: "1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight."' 4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
"7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father," for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
"11 'I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.'"
Luke 2:8-14: "8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.' 13 And suddenly there was with the angels a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!'"
John 1:29-34: "29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me." 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.' 32 And John bore witness: 'I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, "He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit." 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.'"
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The first two verses come from the text from Matthew. The first verse, specifically "Warning us of right and wrong, / Turning us from sin and sadness," comes from verses 1-2, and the second, specifically "Make a pathway through the desert / For the one who brings God near," from verse 3 (cited from Isaiah 40:3).
The third verse, in which the herald is exhorted to "sound the note of pardon," comes from the text from John, in which John exclaims that Jesus "takes away the sin of the world."
The fourth verse, specifically the line "Christ has come to share our life" - and perhaps even the line "Christ, the Savior king, is come!" in the refrain - comes from the text from Luke, which details Jesus' birth.
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The line "Granting vict'ry in our strife" in the fourth verse might come from 1 Corinthians 15:57: "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Each verse begins with a call to a herald to sound various notes: "Herald, sound the note of judgement," "Herald, sound the note of gladness," "Herald, sound the note of pardon," and "Herald, sound the note of triumph." This repetition is a rhetorical effect called anaphora.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Messiah: No. 45 I know that my Redeemer liveth
The text is from Job 19:25-26: "25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God." and 1 Corinthians 15:20: "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep."
Sunday, March 22, 2020
"So gehst du nun" (TLH #150)
After my hiatus in June, I started using a different computer to make these recordings, and since that one didn't have the type font I'd been using, I had to start using a new one. Last week, I finally figured out how to install that old type font on my current computer.
Friday, March 20, 2020
"I Walk in Danger All the Way"
About a year ago, one of the hymns in church was "I Walk in Danger All the Way," and I noticed a small feature in the fifth verse. The fifth and sixth lines are "And by His footsteps led, / My path I safely tread," sung to these phrases from the tune "Der lieben Sonne Licht und Pracht":
Each phrase is a conjunct melody, going up and down by degrees of the scale, so there's a musical sense of those "footsteps."
Each phrase is a conjunct melody, going up and down by degrees of the scale, so there's a musical sense of those "footsteps."
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
LSB #510 "A Multitude Comes from the East and the West"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Matthew 8:11-12, Psalm 107:2-9, Revelation 7:9-17, Revelation 2:10
Matthew 8:11-12: "11 'I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"
Psalm 107:2-9: "2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble 3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
"4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; 5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7 He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. 8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things."
Revelation 7:9-17: "9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'
"13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, 'Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?' 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 'Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"
Revelation 2:10: "'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.'"
Matthew 8:11-12: "11 'I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"
Psalm 107:2-9: "2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble 3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
"4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; 5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7 He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. 8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things."
Revelation 7:9-17: "9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'
"13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, 'Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?' 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 'Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"
Revelation 2:10: "'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.'"
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The text is public domain:
A multitude comes from the east and the west
To sit at the feast of salvation
With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the blest,
Obeying the Lord's invitation.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
O God, let us hear when our Shepherd shall call
In accents persuasive and tender,
That while there is time we make haste, one and all,
And find Him, our mighty defender.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
All trials shall be like a dream that is past,
Forgotten all trouble and mourning,
All questions and doubts have been answered at last,
When rises the light of that morning.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
The heavens shall ring with an anthem more grand
Than ever on earth was recorded.
The blest of the Lord shall receive at His hand
The crown to the victors awarded.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
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The first few lines of the first verse seem to combine elements from Matthew 8:11, Psalm 107:2-3, and Revelation 7:9, although Matthew 8:11 is the most prominent. That Jacob is called "the blest" is a reference to Genesis 32:22-32, in which Jacob wrestles with God until He blesses him.
Revelation 7:9-17 seems to appear in the third and fourth verses. The third verse is an extension of verses 16 and 17 (and maybe even Psalm 107:6-9) and lists things that - like hunger, thirst, heat, and tears - will be no more. The "anthem more grand" at the beginning of the fourth verse seems to be the multitude's "crying out with a loud voice" in verse 10, although this also appears elsewhere in Revelation.
"The crown to the victors awarded" in the fourth verse comes from Revelation 2:10.
Revelation 7:9-17 seems to appear in the third and fourth verses. The third verse is an extension of verses 16 and 17 (and maybe even Psalm 107:6-9) and lists things that - like hunger, thirst, heat, and tears - will be no more. The "anthem more grand" at the beginning of the fourth verse seems to be the multitude's "crying out with a loud voice" in verse 10, although this also appears elsewhere in Revelation.
"The crown to the victors awarded" in the fourth verse comes from Revelation 2:10.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Messiah: No. 44 Hallelujah
The text is from Revelation 19:6: "Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, 'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.'" Revelation 11:15: "Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.'" and Revelation 19:16: "On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of Lords."
A few of the "and He shall reign" phrases inscribe the cross figure, apparently to show that through Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, God has power over death:
A few of the "and He shall reign" phrases inscribe the cross figure, apparently to show that through Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, God has power over death:
Sunday, March 15, 2020
"Consolation" (TLH #149)
In The Lutheran Hymnal, hymn #149 is "Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain." The Lutheran Service Book uses this same tune for its "Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain" (#435), but there it has the title "Naar mit öie." LSB also has a tune called "Consolation" (probably best known as the tune for "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns," LSB #348), but it's an entirely different tune! I used the title "Consolation" in the video, but since my blog is mostly focused on LSB, I'm tagging it with "Naar mit öie."
Friday, March 13, 2020
"All Glory Be to God on High"
One of the hymns in Worship Anew's 2,000th program a little over a year ago was "All Glory Be to God on High." Only one verse was sung, but between listening to that and then looking at the hymn myself, I found a handful of things to write about.
The second line of the first verse is "And thanks for all His favor," sung to this phrase from the tune "Allein Gott in der Höh'."
Both "all" and "favor" are sung with melismas (Bb A and F E F respectively), musically giving a sense of amount.
In the second verse, the text here is "We give You thanks forever." This is the first of three "forever"s in the hymn that are sung with a melisma to give a sense of duration. Coincidentally, they're all sung to the notes G F E F.
The second melisma'd "forever" is in the lines "No harm can touch or terrify / A child of God forever" in the first verse. The second of those two lines is sung to the same musical phrase as above (the second musical phrase is repeated as the fourth musical phrase).
The third is in the last line of the fourth verse (also the last line of the hymn): "To this we hold forever" (the "this" is that Christ's "death upon a tree / Has rescued us from misery"), sung to this phrase:
In the second verse, the text here is "Lord, grant us ev'ry blessing!" and "blessing" is sung with a melisma (F E F), giving a sense of amount.
The second line of the first verse is "And thanks for all His favor," sung to this phrase from the tune "Allein Gott in der Höh'."
Both "all" and "favor" are sung with melismas (Bb A and F E F respectively), musically giving a sense of amount.
In the second verse, the text here is "We give You thanks forever." This is the first of three "forever"s in the hymn that are sung with a melisma to give a sense of duration. Coincidentally, they're all sung to the notes G F E F.
The second melisma'd "forever" is in the lines "No harm can touch or terrify / A child of God forever" in the first verse. The second of those two lines is sung to the same musical phrase as above (the second musical phrase is repeated as the fourth musical phrase).
The third is in the last line of the fourth verse (also the last line of the hymn): "To this we hold forever" (the "this" is that Christ's "death upon a tree / Has rescued us from misery"), sung to this phrase:
In the second verse, the text here is "Lord, grant us ev'ry blessing!" and "blessing" is sung with a melisma (F E F), giving a sense of amount.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
LSB #509 "Christ Is Surely Coming"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Revelation 3:11; 22:7, 12, 20; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 5:25-27
Revelation 3:11: "'I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.'"
Revelation 22:7: "'And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.'"
Revelation 22:12: "'Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.'"
Revelation 22:20: "He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!"
2 Corinthians 5:10: "For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil."
Ephesians 5:25-27: "25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish."
The lines "Thirsty ones, desiring / All He loves to give, / Come for living water, / Freely drink, and live!" come from Revelation 21:6: "And he said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.'" This is also similar to what Jesus says in John 4:13-14: "Jesus said to her [the Samaritan woman at the well], 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"
Revelation 3:11: "'I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.'"
Revelation 22:7: "'And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.'"
Revelation 22:12: "'Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.'"
Revelation 22:20: "He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!"
2 Corinthians 5:10: "For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil."
Ephesians 5:25-27: "25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish."
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The "I am coming soon" from the various verses in Revelation appears at the hymn's beginning ("Christ is surely coming") and end ("'Surely I come quickly! / Come, Lord Jesus, come!'"). The "recompense" from Revelation 22:12 and the judgement from 2 Corinthians 5:10 appear in the first verse: "Christ is surely coming / Bringing His reward" at the beginning and "Meet your Judge and Savior, / Nations near and far!" at the end. (Incidentally, "near and far" is a merism.)
Ephesians 5:25-27 appears in the hymn's second verse: "All by Christ made holy, / Washed from ev'ry sin."
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While the hymnal cites four verses from Revelation, it doesn't cite anything for the various names of Jesus in the first verse, all of which also come from Revelation. "Alpha and Omega, / First and Last and Lord" appears in Revelation 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13. "Root and Stem of David, / Brilliant Morning Star" comes from Revelation 5:5 and 22:16.
The lines "Thirsty ones, desiring / All He loves to give, / Come for living water, / Freely drink, and live!" come from Revelation 21:6: "And he said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.'" This is also similar to what Jesus says in John 4:13-14: "Jesus said to her [the Samaritan woman at the well], 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"
Monday, March 9, 2020
Messiah: No. 43 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
The text is from Psalm 2:9: "You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
"God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It"
On two different occasions last year, I found a couple things to write about in "God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It," sung to the tune "Bachofen."
In the first verse, the fifth line is "Do I need earth's treasures many?" sung to this phrase:
"Treasures" is sung with a melisma (Bb A G), musically giving a sense of amount ("many").
The third line of the third verse, directed to Satan, is "Drop your ugly accusation," sung to this phrase:
"Drop" is sung with a melisma and to a descending pair of notes, so although it's only a small interval (F E), there's a musical sense of its meaning. There's a similar feature for "accusation," the thing to be "drop[t]" (if only metaphorically): it's sung to a descending group of notes (A G F E C), emphasized with a melisma.
The sixth line of the third verse, still directed to Satan, is "All your might has come unraveled," sung to this phrase:
"All" is sung with a melisma (G A), musically giving a sense of entirety.
In the first verse, the fifth line is "Do I need earth's treasures many?" sung to this phrase:
"Treasures" is sung with a melisma (Bb A G), musically giving a sense of amount ("many").
The third line of the third verse, directed to Satan, is "Drop your ugly accusation," sung to this phrase:
"Drop" is sung with a melisma and to a descending pair of notes, so although it's only a small interval (F E), there's a musical sense of its meaning. There's a similar feature for "accusation," the thing to be "drop[t]" (if only metaphorically): it's sung to a descending group of notes (A G F E C), emphasized with a melisma.
The sixth line of the third verse, still directed to Satan, is "All your might has come unraveled," sung to this phrase:
"All" is sung with a melisma (G A), musically giving a sense of entirety.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
LSB #508 "The Day Is Surely Drawing Near"
Biblical citations in the hymnal: Luke 21:25-36, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
Luke 21:25-36: "25 'And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.'
"29 And he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
"34 'But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and care of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.'"
Matthew 25:31-46: "31 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirst and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?" 40 And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
"41 'Then he will say to those on his left, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me." 44 Then they also will answer, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?" 45 Then he will answer them, saying, "Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.'"
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: "13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words."
1 Corinthians 15:51-57: "51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.' 55 'O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?' 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Luke 21:25-36: "25 'And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.'
"29 And he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
"34 'But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and care of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.'"
Matthew 25:31-46: "31 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirst and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?" 40 And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
"41 'Then he will say to those on his left, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me." 44 Then they also will answer, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?" 45 Then he will answer them, saying, "Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.'"
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: "13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words."
1 Corinthians 15:51-57: "51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.' 55 'O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?' 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
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The text is public domain:
The day is surely drawing near
When Jesus, God's anointed,
In all His power shall appear
As judge whom God appointed.
Then fright shall banish idle mirth,
And flames on flames shall ravage earth
As Scripture long has warned us.
The final trumpet then shall sound
And all the earth be shaken,
And all who rest beneath the ground
Shall from their sleep awaken.
But all who live will in that hour,
By God's almighty, boundless pow'r,
Be changed at His commanding.
The books are opened then to all,
A record truly telling
What each has done, both great and small,
When he on earth was dwelling,
And ev'ry heart be clearly seen,
And all be known as they have been
In thoughts and words and actions.
Then woe to those who scorned the Lord
And sought but carnal pleasures,
Who here despised His precious Word
And loved their earthly treasures!
With shame and trembling they will stand
And at the judge's stern command
To Satan be delivered.
My Savior paid the debt I owe
And for my sin was smitten;
Within the Book of Life I know
My name has now been written.
I will not doubt, for I am free,
And Satan cannot threaten me;
There is no condemnation!
May Christ our intercessor be
And through His blood and merit
Read from His book that we are free
With all who life inherit.
Then we shall see Him face to face,
With all His saints in that blest place
Which He has purchased for us.
O Jesus Christ, do not delay,
But hasten our salvation;
We often tremble on our way
In fear and tribulation
O hear and grant our fervent plea:
Come, mighty judge, and set us free
From death and ev'ry evil.
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The first verse, specifically Jesus' coming as judge, comes from Luke 21:25-36, Matthew 25:31-46, and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The lines "And flames on flames shall ravage earth / As Scripture long has warned us" seem to point to Revelation 8:7: "The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up."
The second verse, specifically the trumpet and the raising of the dead, comes from 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
The third verse (and the Book of Life, which is mentioned later in the hymn) comes from Revelation 20:11-15: "11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." Note that the "great and small" merism in verse 12 also appears in the hymn.
Those "who here... loved their earthly treasures" in the fourth verse seems to be a reference to Matthew 6:19: "'Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.'"
"Then we shall see Him face to face" in the sixth verse seems to come from 1 Corinthians 13:12: "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known."
The second verse, specifically the trumpet and the raising of the dead, comes from 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
The third verse (and the Book of Life, which is mentioned later in the hymn) comes from Revelation 20:11-15: "11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." Note that the "great and small" merism in verse 12 also appears in the hymn.
Those "who here... loved their earthly treasures" in the fourth verse seems to be a reference to Matthew 6:19: "'Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.'"
"Then we shall see Him face to face" in the sixth verse seems to come from 1 Corinthians 13:12: "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known."
Monday, March 2, 2020
Messiah: No. 42 He that dwelleth in heaven
The text is from Psalm 2:4: "He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision."
Sunday, March 1, 2020
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