O come, Desire of nations, bindIn one the hearts of all mankind;Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,And be Thyself our King of Peace.
The hymn is sung to the tune "Veni Emmanuel." Here's the second musical phrase:
In the line "In one the hearts of all mankind," "all" is sung with a melisma (A F# E), musically giving a sense of breadth.
The third musical phrase:
In the line "Bid Thou our sad divisions cease," "divisions" is sung with a melisma (F# G F# E). The syllables are divided among more notes than they would be normally, so there's a sense of the word's meaning.