#461: All Who Hunger, Hunger Gladly
Jan. 28th, 2019 10:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lutheranhymnsWhat is the name of the hymn tune?
"Holy Manna." That's also referenced in the first line; "holy manna is our bread."
So the tune was named after these lyrics?
Well, no. It's ~150 years older, for one, and comes from a tune called "Brethren, We Have Met To Worship" (not in this hymnal, but my choir has sung a couple different arrangements). That one talks about "pray, oh pray that holy manna will be showered all around."
Did that one get rejected because it's sexist for being about Brethren?
I don't think so, it wasn't in the predecessor either. But you never know.
So which of these is the better set of lyrics for this tune?
Neither! The best set of lyrics for this tune is in another section which we will hopefully get to someday.
"Holy Manna." That's also referenced in the first line; "holy manna is our bread."
So the tune was named after these lyrics?
Well, no. It's ~150 years older, for one, and comes from a tune called "Brethren, We Have Met To Worship" (not in this hymnal, but my choir has sung a couple different arrangements). That one talks about "pray, oh pray that holy manna will be showered all around."
Did that one get rejected because it's sexist for being about Brethren?
I don't think so, it wasn't in the predecessor either. But you never know.
So which of these is the better set of lyrics for this tune?
Neither! The best set of lyrics for this tune is in another section which we will hopefully get to someday.
