HANOVER

For information on the tune and composer, see PHH 149; a descant is also given there that would be very appropriate for stanza 4 of Wesley’s text. [Liturgical Use] A great doxology for festive services such as Easter; with eschatological preaching during Advent; other services that focus on Christ’s work of redemption and his glory.

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Law (God's majesty and power) → Gospel (grateful response and humble adoration); movement from divine transcendence to human participation in praise

Associated Hymn Texts (4)

• Great God We Sing That Mighty Hand — John Newton (1779)
• Come, Thou Almighty King — Anonymous (1757)
• Oh Worship the King — Robert Grant (1833)
• The Stars Declare His Glory — Heinz Werner Zimmermann (1941)

Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (1)

• TLH 17 Oh, Worship the King

Notes on the Tune

From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.

TLH 17, Oh, Worship the King : HANOVER (attributed to William Croft, 1708) — stately triple meter.