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

Friday, April 16, 2021

"Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray"

A couple weeks ago, I was looking at "Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray" and noticed a small feature in it.  The hymn is sung to the tune "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend."  Here's the last phrase:


The fourth verse ends with the line "To bring Your scattered loved ones home."  Because "home" is sung to the tonic note (F in F major), there's even a musical sense of being brought home.