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#589: All Depends on Our Possessing
Feb. 9th, 2019 10:28 pmIs this the only melody for these line lengths?
Apparently so, at least in this book.. (It shows up again for another hymn.) When I started skimming it I mentally associated the first few lines with another melody, but maybe I merged that in with a different song.
How well does the translation hold up?
A lot of not-really-feminine rhymes (tender/surrender is pretty good). What amused me was "God, who did so gently school me." In context it obviously means "educate," but...I like the image of God one-upping someone, but like in a nice way.
Why is "lovingkindness" one word?
I think it's a translation of some Latin (Hebrew? Greek??) concept. Not super common, but shows up in some songs.
Apparently so, at least in this book.. (It shows up again for another hymn.) When I started skimming it I mentally associated the first few lines with another melody, but maybe I merged that in with a different song.
How well does the translation hold up?
A lot of not-really-feminine rhymes (tender/surrender is pretty good). What amused me was "God, who did so gently school me." In context it obviously means "educate," but...I like the image of God one-upping someone, but like in a nice way.
Why is "lovingkindness" one word?
I think it's a translation of some Latin (Hebrew? Greek??) concept. Not super common, but shows up in some songs.
