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

Friday, July 19, 2024

"On Galilee's High Mountain"

I was looking at "On Galilee's High Mountain" earlier this week and noticed a small feature in it.

The second verse ends with the lines "[This Lord] Has chosen us to carry / His truth to ev'ry land," sung to these musical phrases from the tune "Missionary Hymn":


The phrase "ev'ry land" is sung to notes of all different pitches (G F Eb), giving a sense of that breadth.