LOVE UNKNOWN

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From God's eternal love hidden before creation, through Christ's incarnation and atoning sacrifice, to the believer's joyful response in Christ

Associated Hymn Texts (4)

• Come Risen Lord and Deign to Be Our Guest — George Herbert (1633)
• My Song is Love Unknown — Samuel Crossman (1664)
• We sing to you, O God
• Commit Whatever Grieves Thee — Paul Gerhardt (1653)

Notes on the Tune

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

LSB 430, My Song Is Love Unknown : LOVE UNKNOWN by John Ireland (Hymnary lists '© John Ireland Trust' for the tune). The short 4-syllable lines at the end of each stanza are set to a rising phrase that gives each personal response its weight.