Come, We That Love the Lord

The hymn tune is first presented with a sparse accompaniment over a tonic pedal point. This is the theme, and five variations follow. In some variations the cantus firmus is in the treble, in others it is in the bass. The third variation is in the relative minor key. Any variat…

In the first variation, a less-than-perfect legato in the left hand may be both practical and desirable. However, each group of two eighth-notes followed by a quarter should sound as a group. There are many places where the right hand can assist. In the second variation…