In the first verse, the text here is "Lord, do not let me waver, / But give me steadfastness." "Waver" is sung with a melisma (C B A), musically giving a sense of its meaning. In the second verse, the text is "For Thou hast dearly bought me / With blood and bitter pain." The second syllable of "bitter" is sung with an accidental (G#), giving something of a sense of its meaning.
The second verse ends with the lines "Let me, since Thou hast sought me, / Eternal life obtain," sung to these phrases:
"Life" is sung with a melisma (D C B), musically giving something of a sense of the duration of "eternal."
