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

Friday, October 14, 2022

"Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go"

In The Lutheran Service Book, "Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go" is sung to the tune "Angelus."  In Lutheran Worship, however, (where the title is shortened a bit to just "Forth in the Peace of Christ"), the hymn is sung to the tune "Lledrod."  I noticed a small feature specific to this tune.

Near the end of the second verse, there's the line "With Christ the Servant-Lord of all," sung to this musical phrase:


"All" is sung with a melisma (Db C Bb), musically giving a sense of that entirety.