"Come, Thou Almighty King"

I've written about small features in "Come, Thou Almighty King" twice before, but I found an-other one a couple months ago.  Near the end of the third verse, there are the lines "Thou, who almighty art, / Now rule in ev'ry heart," sung to these musical phrases from the tune "Italian Hymn":

The phrase "ev'ry heart" is sung to notes of all different pitches (A G F), giving a sense of number.

"Come, Thou Almighty King"

About a year ago, I wrote a post on "Come, Thou Almighty King."  A few days after posting that, I transcribed the hymn and noticed an-other small feature.

The last verse begins with the lines "To Thee, great One in Three, / Eternal praises be."  The second of those two lines is sung to this phrase (the tune is "Italian Hymn"):

"Praises" is sung with a melisma (Bb C Bb A), and because it's drawn out, there's a sense of those praises' being "eternal."

"Come, Thou Almighty King"

Last year, I noticed a small feature in "Come, Thou Almighty King."  The last two lines of the second verse are "And let Thy righteousness / On us descend," sung to these phrases from the tune "Italian Hymn":

"On us descend" is sung to a descending phrase, musically giving a picture of the text.