In the third verse, the text here is "Forlorn and lowly is Thy birth." The melody descends a whole octave, almost like a bow, and this gives a sense of that humility.
Friday, January 8, 2021
"All Praise to Thee, Eternal God"
"All Praise to Thee, Eternal God" (The Lutheran Hymnal #80) was one of the hymns in the Worship Anew service for 28 July 2019. (In November of the previous year, I'd recorded the tune used for it: "Gelobet seist du, Jesu.") I noticed a small connection between the text and the tune, specifically in the third musical phrase:
