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

Friday, October 28, 2022

"Lord Jesus Christ, the Children's Friend"

Last year, I noticed a small feature in "Lord Jesus Christ, the Children's Friend," sung to the tune "Wareham."  The last line of the third verse is "To find in Christ their all in all," sung to this musical phrase:


The first "all" is sung with a melisma (A G), giving a sense of that entirety.