4 gems in Hymn 1013 (4th is sneaky)

As I've been working on a new early intermediate piano arrangement of our newly published Hymn 1013, "God's Gracious Love," I've noticed some useful writing techniques. Techniques that can help you write better Sacrament Meeting music. Before I get into 4 of these, it's first important to note that this hymn is actually not new at all. In fact, its text was written in 1865 by Swedish hymnwriter Caroline W. Sandell Berg (better known as Lina Sandell). It's set to a tune by another Swede, the...