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

Sunday, December 18, 2022

"Vox dilecti" (TLH #277)


I recorded this on Friday, and the next day, I stumbled upon what I think may be the source of the title.  In the Latin Vulgate, Song of Solomon 2:8 begins, "Vox dilecti mei" ("The voice of my beloved!").  In TLH, the accompanying text is "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say."

I think this is the only hymn tune I know of that switches from minor to major halfway through.