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

Friday, February 28, 2020

"How Firm a Foundation"

A little over a year ago, "How Firm a Foundation" was one of the hymns in church, and I noticed a small feature at the end of the second verse.  The last line is "'Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand'" sung to this phrase from the tune "Foundation":


"Upheld" is sung with an ascending melisma (D E G), musically giving a sense of its meaning.