The theme of this poem is praise and glory. I love how it says "Hast o'er sin the victory won." this shows we need to give all the glory to Jesus for winning the battle of sin with the devil for us. He takes all of our sins and washes them away. Also the praise theme comes in during stanza 7 which states "Praise to God the Father sing, Praise to God the Son, our King, Praise to God the Spirit be Ever and eternally." The poem uses logos a lot because it used the logical facts from scripture to show us why we should praise God and Jesus for everything he had to go through for us. The simple fact that he was the son of God and he won our battles shows that he is worthy of praise. I also think that word choice helps to bring about the theme. Luther uses the word "praise" on several accounts. And when he uses phrases like "Not by human flesh and blood, By the Spirit of our God," it proves that he is more then worthy of the praise and glory we should be giving him. This poem is a great example of the Christan faith and the central theme is true.
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