Fullness with SATB Writing

Not really sure which thread to put this in, so I'm posting here 😅

I do a lot of arranging of SATB hymns, and I'm really wanting to get more "fullness" in my writing. I've taken 3.5 years of college music theory so far, so I know the rules, but I'm struggling to find that fullness I'm looking for. A good example of this might be, "Abide in Me". 

I've attached an excerpt from something in currently working on arranging so I could maybe get some feedback on how to get some fullness. Thanks in advance!

HI @BlackkBeethoven

My advice is using the given melody with harmony is:

1. Create bass line

2.  Fill in the middle parts

3. add figurations. 

The first part of the score has a lot of unisons or octaves, 2nds and 7ths. Creating more thirds fourths and fifths in between the voices might help thicken the harmony. 

4 hours ago, Kvothe said:

HI @BlackkBeethoven

My advice is using the given melody with harmony is:

1. Create bass line

2.  Fill in the middle parts

3. add figurations. 

 

The process you've outlined is exactly how I normally write 😂 but #3 is different. I will incorporate that. 

2 hours ago, Thatguy v2.0 said:

The first part of the score has a lot of unisons or octaves, 2nds and 7ths. Creating more thirds fourths and fifths in between the voices might help thicken the harmony. 

 

What do you mean?

Can you elaborate and define what you mean by "fullness"?