Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.
Friday, April 23, 2021
"Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise"
About a year and a half ago, I noticed a small feature in "Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise," sung to the tune "Thine." Here's the last musical phrase:
The first verse ends with the line "Thine the vineyard then the cup is lifted up lifted up." The melody for "then the cup is lifted up" ascends (diatonically from E to D) and illustrates that being "lifted up."