ST. BERNARD
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From the sweetness of Christ's thought, to the inadequacy of human language to express his name, to the character of Christ toward the broken and seeking, to the transcendent mystery known only to the beloved—a progression from intellectual contemplation through affective longing to mystical union.
Associated Hymn Texts (6)
- Jesus the Very Thought of Thee
- O Jesus, King Most Wonderful
- Brief Life Is Here Our Portion
- Deep Were His Wounds and Red
- Lord While for All Mankind We Pray
- Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying
Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (3)
- All that I Was, My Sin, My Guilt
- O Thou from Whom All Goodness Flows
- Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
TLH 527, Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care : TLH: ST. BERNARD (Tochter Zion, Cologne, 1741). This text row (969) lists ST. FULBERT; row 915 lists ST. BERNARD.