Ending a minor hymn with a major chord
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For me, whatever little it matters, that is preferable. In the OP I mentioned using the hymn melody in the postlude and modulating "sensibly," which one could also do in a coda, and I can live with and even enjoy that. I agree about not overusing it.
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Non-picardy but you can also end in V. 
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