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."