Rest

An unusually well-structured hymn, number 652 ("Rest") in the 1982 Episcopal hymnal, by Frederick Charles Maker, 1844-1927.  Too many hymns have the tune structure a-a-b-a, but not this one:



The harmonies are unexpected, too.
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4 comments:

  1. Grim8:03 AM

    That's very nice.

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  2. Texan999:42 AM

    It's chock-full of sevenths and diminished chords. Not many hymns are like that, especially not from the late 19th century.

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  3. RonF3:59 PM

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  4. RonF4:00 PM

    Grabbing my copy of the 1982 Hymnal off the shelf above my desk at work:

    Words by John Greeleaf Whittier (1807-1982), alt.

    86. 886

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