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

Friday, March 4, 2022

"When Peace, like a River"

In the fourth verse of "When Peace, like a River," the second-to-last line is "The trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend."  Mirroring that "descend[ing]," the end of the musical phrase to which this line is sung falls in pitch:


The tune is "It Is Well."