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

Friday, June 4, 2021

"Lord, Help Us Walk Your Servant Way"

Earlier this year, I was looking at "Lord, Help Us Walk Your Servant Way," and I noticed a small feature in it.  The first two lines are "Lord, help us walk your servant way / Wherever love may lead," sung to these musical phrases (from the tune "St. Flavian"):


The three syllables of "Wherever" are each sung to a different pitch (F Bb A), and this gives a sense of that breadth.  Additionally, two of these notes form an interval of a fourth (F to Bb), and this is the largest interval in the entire tune.