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

Friday, February 27, 2026

"From All That Dwell Below the Skies"

Months ago, I watched the Concordia University Wisconsin chapel service from 21 November.  The processional hymn was "From All That Dwell Below the Skies," and I noticed two small features in it.

The hymn is sung to the tune "Lasst uns erfreuen."  Here's the second musical phrase:


In the first verse, the text here is "Let the Creator's praise arise," and the ascending melody portrays this "aris[ing]," albeit a bit more literally.

Here's the fifth musical phrase:


In the first verse, the text here is "Through ev'ry land by ev'ry tongue" (it continues the sense from the previous line:  "Let the Redeemer's name be sung").  The phrase "ev'ry tongue" is sung to notes of all different pitches (F# G A), giving a sense of breadth or entirety.