VATER UNSER
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Law to Gospel: from human dependence and sinfulness through petition for daily provision and forgiveness, to confident trust in God's fatherly care and doxological affirmation of the Trinity
Associated Hymn Texts (7)
- Our Father Thou in Heaven Above
- Our Father Who Are in Heaven—I
- Our Father Who Are in Heaven—IIa
- Our Father Who Are in Heaven—IIb
- Our Father, Who From Heaven Above
- Our Father, Who From Heaven Above
- With the Lord Begin Your Task
Set to This Tune in The Lutheran Hymnal (5)
- Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All
- Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
- Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above
- I Fall Asleep in Jesus' Wounds
- O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
TLH 349, Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me: VATER UNSER (1539) in TLH — the Lord's Prayer melody; RYBURN in some books.