Studying the Lyrics

Another way to love the hymns is to talk about the lyrics. I like to call attention to rhymes and wordplays, such as in the concluding line of “Because I Have Been Given Much”: “thus shall my thanks be thanks indeed” (in deed). I like to explain archaic phrases, such as “in the sultry glebe” (in the sweltering field), “hie to Kolob” (hasten to God’s home), or “without a city wall” (outside a city wall).