NUNC DIMITTIS

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Simeon's canticle fulfilled: the Law's patient longing met by Gospel revelation; from faithful waiting to universal salvation-light

Associated Hymn Texts (5)

• O Lord Now Let Your Servant — Martin Luther (1524)
• Oh Gladsome Light of the Father Immortal — Unknown (Ancient Greek) (300)
• Oh How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils Are Ended — Heinrich Bone (1847)
• Song of Simeon — Martin Luther (1524)
• O Jesus I Have Promised — John Ernest Bode (1866)