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

Friday, July 11, 2025

"Come, Thou Almighty King"

I've written about small features in "Come, Thou Almighty King" twice before, but I found an-other one a couple months ago.  Near the end of the third verse, there are the lines "Thou, who almighty art, / Now rule in ev'ry heart," sung to these musical phrases from the tune "Italian Hymn":


The phrase "ev'ry heart" is sung to notes of all different pitches (A G F), giving a sense of number.