KINGSFOLD

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From Christ's invitation to rest (addressing spiritual weariness) through acceptance of that rest, then to Christ's offer of living water (addressing spiritual thirst) through drinking and living in him—a movement from passive reception to active transformation

Associated Hymn Texts (15)

• Come, join the dance of Trinity
• How small our span of life, O God
• I heard the voice of Jesus say
• My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness — Carl P. Daw Jr. (1989)
• O Son of God, in Galilee — Timothy Dudley-Smith (1984)
• Since Our Great High Priest, Christ Jesus — Nicolai Grundtvig (1844)
• As Men of Old Their Firstfruits Brought — Frank von Christierson (1961)
• As We Begin Another Week — Nicolai Grundtvig (1839)
• Christ is the King O Friends Rejoice — William Chatterton Dix (1861)
• God of Our Life All Glorious Lord — Hugh Thomson Kerr (1916)
• No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet — Jaroslav J. Vajda (1980)
• O Sing of Christ — Jaroslav J. Vajda (1980)
• Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us — Dorothy Ann Thrupp (1836)
• Twas in the Moon of Wintertime — Jesse Edgar Middendorf (1926)
• Unto the Hills Around Do I Look Up — Isaac Watts (1719)

Notes on the Tune

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

LSB 846, Your Hand, O Lord, in Days of Old : LSB sets it to KINGSFOLD, an English folk melody; it is also often sung to ST MATTHEW (Croft).