Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.
Friday, July 9, 2021
"On Galilee's High Mountain"
About a year and a half ago, I noticed a small feature in "On Galilee's High Mountain," sung to the tune "Missionary Hymn."
Here's the first musical phrase:
The hymn starts with the lines "On Galilee's high mountain / Christ gave the great command." Illustrating the word's meaning, "high" is sung to the highest pitch in this phrase (C).
