Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.
Friday, February 25, 2022
"Lord of All Hopefulness"
A little over a year ago, I noticed a small musical feature in "Lord of All Hopefulness," sung to the tune "Slane." Here's the first musical phrase:
Every verse begins with a similar address: "Lord of all hopefulness," "Lord of all eagerness," "Lord of all kindliness," "Lord of all gentleness." In each of these, "all" is sung with a melisma (F Eb), musically giving a sense of that entirety.
