#678: God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

What's this alternate tune business?

Just that, a suggestion for the name of alternate tune you can sing the lyrics to.

Can't you sing them to any tune with the same number of syllables? Isn't that why they also print how many syllables each line has?

Well, yes. I guess this is just a particular recommendation.

So you then have to look up the other tune to find it?

Yes, hopefully it's in the book. In this case it's "Hymn to Joy," which is just "Ode to Joy" hymn-ized.

Is Ode to Joy a good fit for this song?

I'm not sure. I think of that melody as a little too peppy for "ah yes, give money to church! so we can 'spread the gospel word'"! Albeit I come from a culture where "errgh, missionaries of the past, how dare they have tried to spread the gospel word, shudder" is the order of the day, so who knows.

Are the lyrics that bad?

Not really. The second verse about "we have talents and time we can use for lots of different things, including church" is kinda uplifting.

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