Come Thou Almighty King Summary

As part of a variety of Protestant hymnals, The ITALIAN HYMN is a well-known tune among Christians from several denominations. This particular hymn tune presents a peculiar history that is unique if compared to the history of other hymn tunes. Moreover, the theological message presented in Come Thou Almighty King, which is the hymn text for this tune, is quite remarkable for all Christians. This historiography will examine the ITALIAN HYMN and its theological message. A historical analysis of the hymn tune and text will be presented in order to clarify the origins of this remarkable hymn tune and its theological foundations.

Historical and Theological Foundations According to historical studies, the poetry of the hymn Come Thou Almighty King was composed first and then Felice de Giardini created the melody for this hymn text:

“Felice de Giardini composed ITALIAN HYMN in three parts for this text at the request of Selina Shirley, the famous evangelically minded Countess of Huntingdon. Giardini was living in London at the time and contributed this tune and three others to Martin Madan 's Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1769), published to benefit the Lock Hospital in London …show more content…
In other words, it is a call to worship where the author expresses the nature and the attributes of God. Also, according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia; “the divinity of Christ can be understood when one believes that Jesus Christ is the Almighty God as affirmed in this hymn. T. Rees describes the importance of the church 's worship and doctrine in order to honor God.” Moreover, the unity of God and His power must be considered because the Holy Spirit represents the divinity of Christ, as illustrated in the message of this