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#764: Have No Fear, Little Flock
Apr. 19th, 2020 10:54 pmFairly low Shannon density; the lines are AABCA, where A is literally the same words repeated.
The first verse is apparently taken so directly from the Bible (Luke) that the lyricist doesn't even get credit for it, which feels a little silly since she got credited with verses 2-4, and there are lots of other hymns that are more or less elaborate paraphrases of the Bible and get credited to more modern composers.
The sixteenth/dotted-eighth rhythm is fairly rare (I would guess the reverse is slightly more common, but not sure about that).
The first verse is apparently taken so directly from the Bible (Luke) that the lyricist doesn't even get credit for it, which feels a little silly since she got credited with verses 2-4, and there are lots of other hymns that are more or less elaborate paraphrases of the Bible and get credited to more modern composers.
The sixteenth/dotted-eighth rhythm is fairly rare (I would guess the reverse is slightly more common, but not sure about that).
