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

Friday, May 29, 2026

"Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord"

Last year, I noticed two instances in "Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord" (sung to the tune "Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott") where phrases starting with "all" are sung to notes of all different pitches, lending a sense of extent or entirety, especially since both span the interval of a fifth.

In the first verse, the phrase "all Your graces" in the line "With all Your graces now outpoured" is sung to the notes D C G Bb in this musical phrase:


In the second verse, the phrase "all our might" in the line "In Him, our Lord, with all our might confide" is sung to the notes A G D in this musical phrase: