#870: We Praise You, O God

[lutheranhymns]

Years ago there was a hymn contest themed around working people/labor justice/etc. And the opening line that came to me was "O carpenter's son, who came to dwell among us..." which would scan well to this opening line (12 syllables). I did not make any further progress, whether due to lack of inspiration and/or concern that the theme would be too hippie for me to do justice. But that's what I associate this tune with now. The way music has sort of its own way of getting stuck in the brain is very weird.

Also, the altos get a lot of D.