Our Savior's Love

Each phrase of this well-loved hymn tune is foreshadowed by a two-measure prelude, constructed more or less from the first few notes of the phrase. (The first four notes of the left hand are an obvious example). The melody follows, rhythmically altered and ornamented, two measure…

The two-measure chunks of hymn tune (see above) can be readily identified by the presence of “hairpin” swells. Additional use of the expression pedal(s) can be effective in the “prelude” sections as well, along with a slight ritard just prior to the entrance of each phrase of the…