ST. GEORGE
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From God's creative inscription of divine worth in creation, through the Church's faithful stewardship of Scripture, to eschatological fulfillment when believers transcend letter for direct vision of God's glory
Associated Hymn Texts (4)
- Lift Up Your Heads, O Gates
- Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word
- Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year
- O Sing Jubilee to the Lord Every Land
Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (5)
- Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
- Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
- Christ, by Heavenly Hosts Adored
- Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
- Swell the Anthem, Raise the Song
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
TLH 134, Songs of Thankfulness and Praise : ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR (George J. Elvey, 1858), better known with 'Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.'
TLH 566, Christ, by Heavenly Hosts Adored : ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR (George J. Elvey, 1858); TLH names it 'St. George'.
TLH 574, Come, Ye Thankful People, Come : ST. GEORGE (often ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR; George J. Elvey, 1858), named for St. George's Chapel, Windsor, where Elvey was organist.
TLH 584, Swell the Anthem, Raise the Song : ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR (George J. Elvey, 1858); TLH names it 'St. George'.