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

Friday, August 5, 2022

"Lord, You Are More Precious than Silver"

At the beginning of each Worship Anew program, Eric Kaschinske recites a verse of a hymn or song.  This week, it was:
Lord, You are more precious than silver
Lord, You are more costly than gold
Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds
And nothing I desire compares with You
This song isn't included in any of the hymnals I have, but apparently its title is "Lord, You Are More Precious than Silver."

I realized that the structure here mirrors the meaning.  The first three lines all have the same structure, but the fourth line is different.  In the same way that "nothing... compares with" the Lord, this line is distinct from the other three.