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

Friday, September 12, 2025

"Seek Ye First"

"Seek Ye First" was one of the hymns on Worship Anew last month (3 August, Eighth Sunday after Pentecost), and I noticed a small feature in it.  Near the end of the first verse, there's the line "And all these things shall be added unto you!" sung to this musical phrase:


The phrase "all these things" is sung to notes of all different pitches (F# G A), lending a slight sense of this breadth.