#250: Blessed Be the God of Israel

[lutheranhymns]

This is another arrangement of the song of Zechariah; in fact, both of these have the exact same first line, which obviously means same title too. We also get duplicate rhymes with "way" (John the Baptist prepares the way) and "peace" (God's love leads us into peace). This one, unlike the previous version, has a harmonization with large bass/tenor gaps. We also get some Jesus=Proper Nouns as the "Branch" of King David's tree/family.