Once we sang and danced with gladness
Hymnal Appearances
- Evangelical Lutheran Worship — 701
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Christological longing progressing from messianic expectation (Emmanuel) through Law-giver and Wisdom to eschatological hope (Key of David); each stanza invokes Christ under different Old Testament prefigurations, culminating in the assurance of final redemption