Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Friday, February 14, 2020

"Amazing Grace"

A little over a year ago, I happened to think of "Amazing Grace" and discovered a small feature at the beginning of the third verse, which begins, "Through many dangers, toils, and snares / I have already come."  The first of those two lines is sung to this musical phrase from the tune "New Britain":


"Many" is sung with a melisma (F A F), musically giving a sense of amount.