"Gethsemane" (TLH #159)

I transposed this from Eb major to D major.

"Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice"

A couple weeks ago, KFUO tweeted the fourth verse of "Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice":

"But God had seen my wretched state
Before the world's foundation,
And mindful of His mercies great,
He planned for my salvation.
He turned to me a father's heart;
He did not choose the easy part
But gave His dearest treasure."
Lutheran Service Book 556:4 #Easter

— KFUO Radio (@KFUOradio) May 14, 2020

The hymn has a rhyme scheme of ABABCCD (although there are some slant rhymes in other verses).  That the line in this verse that contains "His dearest treasure" is unpaired illustrates the uniqueness of Jesus.  He is the only begotten Son of God (John 1:14, 3:16).

To some degree, this line's being unpaired also illustrates the superiority of the superlative "dearest."  In both esteem and poetic structure, nothing matches this "treasure."

In looking over the rest of the hymn text, I found a merism in the second verse:  "Sin was my torment night and day."

LSB #521 "Christ, the Lord of Hosts, Unshaken"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Revelation 12:7-12, John 12:31-32, 1 Peter 5:8-9, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57

Revelation 12:7-12:  "7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon.  And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.  9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.  10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, 'Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.  11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.  12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them!  But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!'"

John 12:31-32:  "31 'Now is the judgement of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.  32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.'"

1 Peter 5:8-9:  "8 Be sober-minded; be watchful.  Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world."

1 Corinthians 15:54-57:  "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 from Revelation is the main referent.  Most of the first two verses and some of the last two verses are drawn from it and from the text from John 12.  The end of the second verse ("Now he prowls, unsatisfied") is taken from 1 Peter 5:8.

The third verse comes from Genesis 3, and the last line ("'You'll lie crushed beneath His feet!'") comes specifically from verse 15:  "'I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.'"

The text from 1 Corinthians 15 appears in the fourth verse, but the hymn draws mostly from verse 57.  "Yet to life [Jesus] was raised victorious; / By His life our life supplied."

The beginning of the first verse ("Swift as lightning falls the tyrant / From his heav'nly perch on high") comes from Luke 10:18:  "And he [Jesus] said to them [the seventy-two He had sent out], 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.'"  The wound mentioned at the end of the verse ("Wounded by a wound eternal / Now his judgement has drawn nigh!") seems to refer to the "mortal wound" described in Revelation 13:3.

"Wem in Leidenstagen" (TLH #158)

While typing this title a number of times over the course of recording the tune and editing the video, I realized that I'd been looking at "Leidenstagen" the wrong way.  It's a combination of "Leid" (sorrow, grief, pain) and "Tagen" (days).  As a whole, the title is "Whom in days of sorrow."

Once again, this is a shorter tune, so I went through it three times.

"Austria"

One of my musical projects this year is to listen to Haydn every Thursday.  Along with pieces in my collection, I've been watching some performances on YouTube.  Last week, I watched this performance of the Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor."  The second movement has the structure of a theme and variations.  According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Haydn wrote the theme by itself and then later incorporated it into the string quartet.  In any case, I discovered that, with some slight adaptions, this theme appears in The Lutheran Service Book as the tune "Austria," used for #648 "Glorious Things of You Are Spoken."  Originally, the tune was used for Austria's national anthem, which is apparently the source of its name, and it's currently the tune for Germany's national anthem.

LSB #520 "Stars of the Morning, So Gloriously Bright"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Psalm 103:20-21, Hebrews 1:14, Job 38:4-7, Revelation 5:13

Psalm 103:20-21:  "20 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!  21 Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!  22 Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion.  Bless the LORD, O my soul!"

Hebrews 1:14:  "Are they [the angels] not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?"

Job 38:4-7:  "4 'Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?  Tell me, if you have understanding.  5 Who determined its measurements - surely you know!  Or who stretched the line upon it?  6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?'"

Revelation 5:13:  "And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!'"

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The text is public domain:

Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright,
Angels in heaven, resplendent in light,
These, where no darkness the glory can dim,
Praise the Thrice Holy One, serving but Him.

These are Your ministers, these are Your own,
Lord God of Sabaoth, nearest Your throne;
These are Your messengers, these whom You send,
Helping Your helpless ones, Helper and Friend.

Then, when the earth was first poised in mid-space,
Then, when the planets first sped on their race,
Then, when were ended the six days' employ,
Then all the sons of God shouted for joy.

Still let them aid us and still let them fight,
Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right,
Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour,
We with the angels may bow and adore.

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Generally speaking, each verse in this hymn is taken from one of the cited passages.  The first verse comes from the passage from Psalm 103; the second from Hebrews 1:14; the third from Job 38; and the fourth from Revelation 5.  There are some exceptions, however.  "Stars of the morning" at the beginning of the hymn is taken from Job 38:7.  "Nearest Your throne" in the second verse might also draw a bit from Revelation 5, and some details in the third verse (especially "the six days' employ") come from Genesis 1.

Messiah: No. 53 Worthy is the Lamb, Amen

The text is from Revelation 5:12-14:  "12 [Many angels were] saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!'  13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!'  14 And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshiped."

"Cowper" (TLH #157b)

There are two tunes for TLH #157.  I neglected to realize this last week; otherwise, that tune would have been labelled 157a.

This is in 3/2, which thoroughly confused me.  This tune also appears in Lutheran Worship but without any time signature, which makes it look like it's in 6/4.  Had I played it that way, this probably would have turned out better.

"My Faith Looks Up to Thee"

Back in August last year, I noticed a small feature at the end of the first verse of "My Faith Looks Up to Thee."  The last two lines are:  "O let me from this day / Be wholly Thine!"  They're sung to these phrases from the tune "Olivet":

"Wholly" is sung with a fairly large interval (a fourth:  E A), which helps give a sense of entirety.

Last week, I was looking at the hymn again, and I thought that I'd markt "wholly" for a different reason:  it's sung to two half notes, so in terms of note values, it takes up the whole of that measure.

LSB #519 "In His Temple Now Behold Him"

Biblical citation in the hymnal:  Luke 2:22-38

Luke 2:22-38:  "22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, 'Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord') 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, 'a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.'  25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.  26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.  27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 'Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.'

"33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.  34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.

"36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.  She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.  She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.  38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem."

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The text is public domain:

In His temple now behold Him,
See the long-expected Lord;
Ancient prophets had foretold Him,
God has now fulfilled His word.
Now to praise Him, His redeemed
Shall break forth with one accord.

In the arms of her who bore Him,
Virgin pure, behold Him lie
While His aged saints adore him
Ere in perfect faith they die.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Lo, the incarnate God Most High!

Jesus, by Your presentation,
When they blessed You, weak and poor,
Make us see Your great salvation,
Seal us with Your promise sure;
And present us in Your glory
To Your Father, cleansed and pure.

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Since there's only one text cited, there's not much to say about this one.  "God has now fulfilled His word" seems to come specifically from verse 29 ("according to your word"), and the "aged saints" mentioned in the second verse are Simeon and Anna.

Messiah No. 52 If God be for us, who can be against us

The text is from Romans 8:31b:  "If God is for us, who can be against us?" and from Romans 8:33-34:  "33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect?  It is God who justifies.  34 Who is to condemn?  Christ Jesus is the one who died - more than that, who was raised - who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."

"Horsley" (TLH #157)

I transposed this from Eb to D, and because this is also a shorter tune, I went through it three times.

"All Glory Be to God on High"

After my first post on "All Glory Be to God on High," I lookt at the hymn again and found an-other small feature to write about.  Both of those posts are about the version in The Lutheran Service Book.  I also lookt at the version in Lutheran Worship and discovered that it's a different translation (by Gilbert E. Doan) with slightly different connections between the music and the text.  (I waited to write this post so I didn't have so many on the same hymn so close together.)

The hymn is sung to the tune "Allein Gott in der Höh'."  All of the features I noticed are in either the second or fourth musical phrase, which are identical:

The second line of the first verse is "And thanks to him forever!" and the fourth line of the second verse is "We give you thanks forever."  For both of these, "forever" is sung with a melisma (A G F# G), musically giving a sense of duration.

The fourth line of the third verse (describing Jesus) is "And source of all true pleasure."  "All" and "pleasure" are sung with melismas (C B and G F# G, respectively), musically giving a sense of entirety.

LSB #517, 518 "By All Your Saints in Warfare"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Hebrews 13:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 4:8-11, Revelation 7:9-17

Hebrews 13:7:  "Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God.  Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith."

2 Timothy 4:8: "Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing."

Revelation 4:8-11:  "8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, 'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'  9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever.  They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 'Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.'"

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.'"

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The framing text is public domain:

By all Your saints in warfare,
For all Your saints at rest,
Your holy name, O Jesus,
Forevermore be blest!
For You have won the battle
That they might wear the crown;
And now they shine in glory
Reflected from Your throne.

Insert the stanza appropriate to the day.

Then let us praise the Father
And worship God the Son
And sing to God the Spirit,
Eternal Three in One,
Till all the ransomed number
Fall down before the throne,
Ascribing pow'r and glory
And praise to God alone.

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The verse from Hebrews seems more to inform the hymn generally than to appear in any specific part of it.

The "crown of righteousness" from 2 Timothy 4:8 appears in the first verse, and the third verse comes from the texts from Revelation.

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Below are the stanzas to be inserted (most of which are public domain).  I went through them individually, but since some are a bit general, I don't have any remarks.

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Saints and Martyrs (general) 

Apostles, prophets, martyrs,
And all the noble throng
Who wear the spotless raiment
And raise the ceaseless song -
For these, passed on before us,
We offer praises due
And, walking in their footsteps,
Would live our lives for You.

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The lines "Who wear the spotless raiment / And raise the ceaseless song" come from the Revelation 7 text.

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St. Andrew, Apostle 

All praise, O Lord, for Andrew,
The first to welcome You,
Whose witness to his brother
Named You Messiah true.
May we, with hearts kept open
To You throughout the year,
Confess to friend and neighbor
Your advent ever near.

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"The first to welcome You, / Whose witness to his brother / Named You Messiah true" is drawn from John 1:40-42:  "40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.  41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ).  42 He brought him to Jesus.  Jesus looked at him and said, 'So you are Simon the son of John?  You shall be called Cephas' (which means Peter)." 

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St. Thomas, Apostle 

All praise, O Lord, for Thomas,
Whose short-lived doubtings prove
Your perfect twofold nature,
The fullness of Your love.
To all who live with questions
A steadfast faith afford;
And grant us grace to know You,
True man, yet God and Lord.

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Thomas' doubting is detailed in John 20:24-29.

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St. Stephen, Martyr 

Praise for the first of martyrs
Who saw You ready stand
To help in time of torment,
To plead at God's right hand.
Like You, our suff'ring Savior,
His enemies he blessed,
With "Lord, receive my spirit,"
His faith, by death, confessed.

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The stoning of Stephen appears in Acts 7:54-60.

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St. John, Apostle and Evangelist 

For Your belov'd disciple
Exiled to Patmos' shore,
And for his faithful record,
We praise You evermore.
Praise for the mystic vision
Through him to us revealed;
May we, in patience waiting,
With Your elect be sealed.

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"The mystic vision" refers to all of Revelation.  "Exiled to Patmos' shore" seems to come from Revelation 1:9:  "I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus."

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Holy Innocents, Martyrs 

All praise for infant martyrs,
Whom Your mysterious love
Called early from their warfare
To share Your home above.
O Rachel, cease your weeping;
They rest from earthly cares!
Lord, grant us crowns as brilliant
And faith as sure as theirs.

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This comes from Matthew 2:16-18:  "16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.  17  Then was fulfilled what as spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:  18 'A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.'"  The citation is of Jeremiah 31:15.

The "crowns" at the end seems to be a reference back to 2 Timothy 4:8.

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The Confession of St. Peter 

Praise for Your great apostle
So eager and so bold,
Thrice falling, yet repentant,
Thrice charged to feed Your fold.
Lord, make Your pastors faithful
To guard Your flock from harm,
And hold them when they waver
With Your almighty arm.

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Peter's "thrice falling" appears in Matthew 26:69-75, Mark 14:66-72, Luke 22:54-62, and John 18:15-18, 25-27.  His being "Thrice charged to feed Your fold" appears in John 21:15-17.

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St. Timothy and St. Titus

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This verse is more general than some others, but the reference is clearly to the books of the Bible named after Timothy and Titus.

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The Conversion of St. Paul 

Praise for the light from heaven
And for the voice of awe;
Praise for the glorious vision
The persecutor saw.
O Lord, for Paul's conversion,
We bless Your name today;
Come shine within our darkness,
And guide us on our way.

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Paul's conversation appears in Acts 9:1-19.

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St. Matthias, Apostle 

For one in place of Judas,
Th'apostles sought God's choice;
The lot fell to Matthias
For whom we now rejoice.
May we like true apostles
Your holy Church defend,
And not betray our calling
But serve You to the end.

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This occurs in Acts 1:12-26.

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St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus

(not public domain text)

This verse is also a bit unspecific, but I think the best citation, specifically for "guardian," would be Matthew 2:13-15:  "13 Now when they [the wise men] had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.'  14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod.  This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, 'Out of Egypt I called my son.'"

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St. Mark, Evangelist 

For Mark, O Lord, we praise You,
The weak by grace made strong,
Whose labors and whose Gospel
Enrich our triumph song.
May we, in all our weakness,
Reflect Your servant life
And follow in Your footsteps,
Enduring cross and strife.

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St. Philip and St. James, Apostles 

We praise You, Lord, for Philip,
Blest guide to Greek and Jew,
And for young James the faithful,
Who heard and followed You.
O grant us grace to know You,
The way, the truth, the life,
To wrestle with temptation,
To triumph in the strife.

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"The way, the truth, the life" comes from John 14:6.

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St. Barnabas, Apostle 

For Barnabas we praise You,
Who kept Your law of love
And, leaving earthly treasures,
Sought riches from above.
O Christ, our Lord and Savior,
Let gifts of grace descend,
That Your true consolation
May through the world extend.

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This seems to be from Acts 4:36-37:  "36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet." 

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The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 

We praise You for the Baptist,
Forerunner of the Word,
Our true Elijah, making
A highway for the Lord.
The last and greatest prophet,
He saw the dawning ray
Of light that grows in splendor
Until the perfect day.

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The birth of John the Baptist is in Luke 1.  "Our true Elijah" seems to come from verse 17:  "'and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.'"  "Making / A highway for the Lord" appears in Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23, all of which are citing Isaiah 40:3.

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St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles 

We praise You for Saint Peter;
We praise You for Saint Paul;
They taught both Jew and Gentile
That Christ is all in all.
To cross and sword they yielded
And saw Your kingdom come;
O God, these two apostles
Reached life through martyrdom.

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St. Mary Magdalene 

All praise for Mary Magdalene,
Whose wholeness was restored
By You, her faithful master,
Her Savior and her Lord.
On Easter morning early
A word from You sufficed;
For she was first to see You,
Her Lord, the risen Christ.

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"Whose wholeness was restored" seems to refer to Luke 8:2:  "And also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities:  Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out."  "A word for You sufficed" alludes to John 20:11-18, where Jesus appears to Mary after His resurrection.

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St. James the Elder, Apostle 

O Lord, for James we praise You,
Who fell to Herod's sword;
He drank the cup of suff'ring
And thus fulfilled Your word.
Lord, curb our vain impatience
For glory and for fame,
Equip us for such suff'rings
As glorify Your name.

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"The cup of suff'ring" refers to Matthew 20:20-28 and Mark 10:35-45, where James and John ask to sit at Jesus' right and left in heaven and - in reply - He asks them if they are able to drink the cup that He drinks.

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St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord 

We sing with joy of Mary,
Whose heart with awe was stirred
When, youthful and astonished,
She heard the angel's word.
Yet she her voice upraises
To magnify God's name,
As once for our salvation
Your mother she became.

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The two events described here are Gabriel's announcement to Mary (Luke 1:26-38) and the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55).

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St. Bartholomew, Apostle 

All praise for him whose candor
Through all his doubt You saw
When Philip at the fig tree
Disclosed You in the law.
Discern, beneath our surface,
O Lord, what we can be,
That by Your truth made guileless,
Your glory we may see.

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This seems to refer to John 1:43-51, where Philip goes to Nathanael who is under the fig tree and tells him about Jesus.  The study notes in my Bible explain that Nathanael is "probably Bartholomew, paired with Philip in the other Gospels (Mt 10:3; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:14; cf. Ac 1:13)."

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The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

(not public domain text)

John's death is detailed in Matthew 14:1-12 and Mark 6:14-29, although the hymn verse doesn't draw very much from these accounts.  As with the verse for his nativity, there's a reference to Isaiah 40:3.

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St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 

Praise, Lord, for him whose Gospel
Your human life declared,
Who, worldly gain forsaking,
Your path of suff'ring shared.
From all unrighteous mammon,
O raise our eyes anew
That we in our vocation
May rise and follow You.

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This isn't particularly related to the hymn verse, but the word mammon (μαμωνᾷ in Greek) does appear in Matthew, in the sentence "'You cannot serve God and money'" (from Matthew 6:24).  According to the STEP Bible, there are actually more occurrences of this word in Luke.

"That we in our vocation / May rise and follow You" contains an echo of Matthew 16:24:  "Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'"

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St. Luke, Evangelist 

For that belov'd physician
All praise, whose Gospel shows
The Healer of the nations,
The one who shares our woes.
Your wine and oil, O Savior,
Upon our spirits pour,
And with true balm of Gilead
Anoint us evermore.

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"True balm of Gilead" is actually a reference to Jeremiah 8:22:  "Is there no balm in Gilead?  Is there no physician there?  Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?"

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St. James of Jerusalem

(not public domain text)

The first half of this verse seems to refer to Acts 15:13-21.

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St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles 

Praise, Lord, for Your apostles,
Saint Simon and Saint Jude.
One love, one hope impelled them
To tread the way, renewed.
May we with zeal as earnest
The faith of Christ maintain,
Be bound in love together,
And life eternal gain.

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Messiah: No. 51 But thanks be to God

The text is from 1 Corinthians 15:57:  "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

"Southwell" (TLH #156)

Yet an-other short one.  I went through it three times.

"Lord of Our Life"

A little over a year ago, I found a few things in "Lord of Our Life," sung to the tune "Iste confessor."  In the second verse, there are the lines "See how Your foes their banners are unfurling / And with great spite their fiery darts are hurling."  The second of those lines is sung to this musical phrase:

"Spite" is sung with a melisma (C Bb), musically giving a sense of degree (for "great").  I wouldn't argue too much for this, but "hurling" is also sung with a melisma (A G F), giving something of a sense of movement.