"When in the Hour of Deepest Need"

I've written about small musical features in "When in the Hour of Deepest Need" twice before, but when it was part of the Concordia University Wisconsin chapel service on 9 September last month, I found a few more.  The hymn is sung to the tune "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein."  Here's the second musical phrase:

In the fourth verse, the text here is "And all our woes before You lay."  The phrase "all our woes" is sung to notes of all different pitches (Bb A G), giving something of a sense of the entirety of "all."

The same sort of feature is present in the line "Free us at last from ev'ry ill" at the end of the fifth verse, sung to this phrase:

Here, the phrase "ev'ry ill" is sung to notes of all different pitches (A G F), providing a sense of breadth.  Because the note values in this phrase are longer than the preceding ones (two half notes and a whole note rather than just quarter notes), there's even an added bit of emphasis.

The sixth verse begins with the line "So we with all our hearts each day," sung to this phrase:

"Hearts" is sung with a melisma (Bb A), giving a sense of the entirety of "all."

LSB #750 "If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Psalm 55:22, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 9:22

Psalm 55:22:  "Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."

Proverbs 3:5-6:  "5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

Isaiah 41:10:  "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

Matthew 9:22:  "Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, 'Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.'  And instantly the woman was made well."

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The text is public domain:

1 If thou but trust in God to guide thee

And hope in Him through all thy ways,

He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee,

And bear thee through the evil days.

Who trusts in God's unchanging love

Builds on the rock that naught can move.

2 What can these anxious cares avail thee,

These never-ceasing moans and sighs?

What can it help if thou bewail thee

O'er each dark moment as it flies?

Our cross and trials do but press

The heavier for our bitterness.

3 Be patient and await His leisure

In cheerful hope, with heart content

To take whate'er thy Father's pleasure

And His discerning love hath sent,

Nor doubt our inmost wants are known

To Him who chose us for His own.

4 God knows full well when times of gladness

Shall be the needful thing for thee.

When He has tried thy soul with sadness

And from all guile has found thee free,

He comes to thee all unaware

And makes thee own His loving care.

5 Nor think amid the fiery trial

That God hath cast thee off unheard,

That he whose hopes meet no denial

Must surely be of God preferred.

Time passes and much change doth bring

And sets a bound to ev'rything.

6 All are alike before the Highest;

'Tis easy for our God, we know,

To raise thee up, though low thou liest,

To make the rich man poor and low.

True wonders still by Him are wrought

Who setteth up and brings to naught.

7 Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving,

Perform thy duties faithfully,

And trust His Word; though undeserving,

Thou yet shalt find it true for thee.

God never yet forsook in need

The soul that trusted Him indeed.

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Psalm 55:22 and Isaiah 41:10 appear in the lines "He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee, / And bear thee through the evil days" in the first verse.  Psalm 55:22 (specifically "he will never permit the righteous to be moved") could also be cited for the lines "Who trusts in God's unchanging love / Builds on the rock that naught can move," although the imagery there seems to be taken from Matthew 7:24-25.

Proverbs 3:5-6 appears in the first verse, in the lines "If thou but trust in God to guide thee / And hope in Him through all thy ways," and it's also the foundation for the entire hymn.

Matthew 9:22 seems to be the basis for the seventh verse.

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The line "What can these anxious cares avail thee" at the beginning of the second verse is similar to Jesus' rhetorical question "'And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?'" in Matthew 6:27 and Luke 12:25.