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lutheranhymns) wrote2019-03-18 11:54 pm
lutheranhymns) wrote2019-03-18 11:54 pm
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#397: Loving Spirit
Is the alto part pretty boring?
I'm actually gonna go with no, it moves around a lot. The reason this is a valid question is because there are only eight measures and one of them is the same thing over and over, which is a fairly significant fraction.
Is it appropriately gender-neutral?
Yes; it addresses the Holy Spirit as "like a mother," "like a father," and "friend and lover." The father verse is maybe the cutest, although it doesn't go along with the traditional imagery of God the Creator as a father; instead it says "hoist me up upon your shoulder, let me see the world from high." I don't think that's a particular allusion to anything Biblical, but, dawww.
I'm actually gonna go with no, it moves around a lot. The reason this is a valid question is because there are only eight measures and one of them is the same thing over and over, which is a fairly significant fraction.
Is it appropriately gender-neutral?
Yes; it addresses the Holy Spirit as "like a mother," "like a father," and "friend and lover." The father verse is maybe the cutest, although it doesn't go along with the traditional imagery of God the Creator as a father; instead it says "hoist me up upon your shoulder, let me see the world from high." I don't think that's a particular allusion to anything Biblical, but, dawww.