In the second verse, the text here is "Our children bless in ev'ry place" (the structure is inverted so that the direct object comes first; in a more normal word order, it's "Bless our children in ev'ry place"). "Ev'ry place" is sung to notes of all different pitches (Bb A G), giving a sense of breadth.
This hymn was also in the Concordia University Wisconsin chapel service on 7 October, and when I heard it again, I noticed that the same feature is also in the third verse. In the lines "That ev'ry home by this release / May be the dwelling place of peace," the phrase "ev'ry home" is sung to notes of all different pitches (Bb A G). Here's that musical phrase (the sixth):
