LLANFAIR

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Ascension joy → Heavenly exaltation → Gate-opening triumph → Priestly blessing. Movement from Christ's rising through cosmic acclamation to His intercessory office.

Associated Hymn Texts (3)

• Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise — Charles Wesley; alt. Thomas Cotterill (1739)
• Not Alone for Mighty Empire — William Pierson Merrill (1909)
• O Lord of Hosts, Whose Glory Fills — Henry Hallam Tweedy (1928)

Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (1)

• TLH 191 Christ the Lord is Risen Today; Alleluia!

Notes on the Tune

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

TLH 191, Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia! : LLANFAIR (Robert Williams, 1817) — Welsh tune with Alleluias after each line.