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

Friday, June 10, 2022

"The Temple Rang with Golden Coins"

The fifth verse of "The Temple Rang with Golden Coins" begins with the lines "Lord, help us all, with You, to yield / Whatever love demands," sung to these phrases from the tune "St. Flavian":


The three syllables of "whatever" are each sung to a different pitch (F Bb A), musically giving a sense of that breadth of possibility.