Comments on: Cutting Up the Pie http://wordwisehymns.com/2009/12/23/cutting-up-the-pie/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rcottrill http://wordwisehymns.com/2009/12/23/cutting-up-the-pie/#comment-391 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:04 +0000 http://wordwisehymns.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-391 Wonderful! And I quite agree. I’ve always encouraged the use of Wycliff for this hymn. There’s a beautiful flow to the tune, superior to the repetitive melody by Asa Hull, a music publisher who wrote a number of hymn tunes in the 19th century.

]]> By: Carol Blair http://wordwisehymns.com/2009/12/23/cutting-up-the-pie/#comment-390 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:20:27 +0000 http://wordwisehymns.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-390 Here’s another example of how a different tune can immeasurably enhance the words of a hymn.

I grew up singing “All for Jesus,” set to the “traditional” tune – author/tune name unknown; uses the refrain. Several years ago, after a move, I began attending a church that used a hymnal new to me: the Trinity Hymnal, 1990 edition. This hymnal contains “All for Jesus” set to the tune WYCLIFF, composed by John Stainer — and the hymn was obviously a favorite in this church. Well, with this new tune, the hymn immediately became a favorite of mine, as well. Especially the fifth verse, which sometimes I write out on a small piece of paper and put in my pocket when I go to work. It’s a great comfort to me . . .

O what wonder! how amazing! Jesus glorious King of kings;
Deigns to call me His beloved, lets me rest beneath His wings.

And from there my thoughts often go to Psalm 91, and then to the hymn “Under His Wings” . . .

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