570. The Spirit of the Lord revealed
George W. Briggs, 1875—
A hymn on the Scriptures, setting forth the truth that what the Spirit of God revealed dimly in the Old Testament was fulfilled in the New Testament by the Incarnate Word which is Jesus Christ. George W. Briggs wrote the hymn for Songs of Praise, London, 1931.
For comments on Briggs see [Hymn 307].
MUSIC. AUS MEINES HERZENS GRUNDE, also known as “Wolder,” is a traditional tune of anonymous origin. It is found in D. Wolder’s Neu Catechismus Gesangbüchlein, Hamburg, 1588, but is doubtless much older than this book. In the Gesangbuch mit Noten the tune is set to the words, “Aus meines Herzens Grunde,” by J. Matthesius, from which it derives its name.