"Seek Ye First"

Last summer, I was looking at "Seek Ye First," and I noticed a small feature in it.  The title of the tune is the same as the title of the hymn; here's the second musical phrase:

The third verse is basically an adaptation of Matthew 4:4:  "Man does not live by bread alone, / But by ev'ry word / That proceeds from the mouth of the Lord."  That second line is what's sung to the music above.  "Ev'ry" is sung with a melisma (F# G F#), and this articulation gives something of a sense of entirety.