In the second verse, the text in the third and fourth lines is "The victor palm branch waving / And chanting clear and loud." "Waving" is sung with a melisma (C# D E), giving something of an impression of its meaning.
In the fourth verse, the text in the seventh and eighth lines is "And in His blissful presence / Eternally rejoice!" Here, "eternally" is sung with a melisma (E F# G# A A), giving a sense of duration.
There's a similar feature in the preceding two lines of the fourth verse: "Oh, may we ever praise Him / With heart and life and voice," sung to these phrases:
"Praise" is sung with a melisma (B G# A), giving a sense of "ever."
