ES IST EIN ROS

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Law (expectant longing) → Gospel (miraculous birth) → Gospel (proclamation of Christ's glory) → Gospel (prayer for sanctification)

Associated Hymn Texts (3)

• Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming — Anonymous (German); tr. Theodore Baker (1599)
• Lo How a Rose is Growing — Unknown (attributed to 15th century German tradition) (1494)
• Lo, How a Rose e're Blooming