VON HIMMEL HOCH
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Angelic proclamation of Christ's birth → identification of Jesus as Savior → signs for recognition → shepherds' pilgrimage → personal response and devotion
Associated Hymn Texts (1)
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
LSB 385, From East to West : LSB sets it to VOM HIMMEL HOCH, the tune of Luther's 'From Heaven Above to Earth I Come' (Hymnary notes the setting from The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941). The plainsong A SOLIS ORTUS CARDINE is a traditional alternative.