The second verse ends with the lines "Upon the cross for me He died / That, reconciled, I might abide / With You, my God, forever." The last of these is sung to this musical phrase (from the tune "Nun freut euch"):
"Forever" is sung with a melisma (G A G F), and in a small way, the elongated articulation illustrates this duration.
The third verse begins with the line "I trust in Him with all my heart," sung to this musical phrase:
The phrase "all my heart" is sung to notes of all different pitches (A G F), giving a sense of this extent.
The penultimate line of the third verse is "He washes me from ev'ry stain," sung to this musical phrase:
Like the above, the phrase "ev'ry stain" is sung to notes of all different pitches (A G F), here lending a sense of number.
