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

Friday, February 24, 2023

"Christ, Our Human Likeness Sharing"

About two years ago, I found a small point to note in "Christ, Our Human Likeness Sharing."  The first two lines of the third verse are "Christ, in ev'ry congregation / Build Your temple, stone by stone," sung to these musical phrases (from the tune "Grafton"):


"Congregation" is sung with a melisma (G F G Ab Bb G), musically giving a sense of number (for "ev'ry").