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We sang this song at Church and I am just wondering what these two symbols do. Second half of "On Jordan's Bank"

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  • What is the song?
    – Aaron
    Commented Jan 9, 2022 at 2:10
  • @Aaron On Jordan's Bank
    – harpey1111
    Commented Jan 9, 2022 at 2:26
  • Please consider accepting Neal's answer, which is the better; I plan to delete mine, since updating it would only duplicate his.
    – Aaron
    Commented Jan 9, 2022 at 20:40

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As this is from a hymn, the most likely explanation is that they are accompanist introduction brackets:

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In this example from “A Mighty Fortress is Our God,” the accompanist would introduce the tune by playing only the bracketed sections.


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