Text: | Come, Sing for Joy to the LORD God |
Tune: | GENEVAN 95 |
Harmonizer: | Dale Grotenhuis |
Media: | MIDI file |
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come, sing for joy to the LORD God |
Title: | Come, Sing for Joy to the LORD God |
Meter: | 889 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1987 |
Topic: | King, God/Christ as; Praise & Adoration; Joy(1 more...) |
Source: | Psalter Hymnal, 1987 |
Copyright: | Text and harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GENEVAN 95 |
Harmonizer: | Dale Grotenhuis (1985) |
Meter: | 889 D |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | Genevan Psalter, 1542 |
Copyright: | Text and harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications |
Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 95:1-2
st. 2 = Ps. 95:3-7
st. 3 = Ps. 95:7b-ll
This unrhymed versification of Psalm 95 was written primarily by Cor Wm. Barendrecht (PHH 326) and Calvin Seerveld (PHH 22), both members of the group of writers who worked on the psalter section. Like the previous song (172), this psalm text was prepared to be sung to its Genevan psalm tune because of its long associa¬tion in the Dutch Reformed tradition. Earlier editions of the Psalter Hymnal had not included this tune. For commentary on this psalm see PHH 95.
Liturgical Use:
Beginning of worship (especially st. 1-2); during confession of sin or as a sung prayer for illumination (st. 3). See also PHH 95.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
GENEVAN 95, composed in the Dorian mode, was first published in the 1542 Genevan Psalter. It gained popularity in the Dutch Reformed tradition because of Psalm 95's historic association with the beginning of morning worship. The tune is challenging; almost every musical phrase has its own rhythm and unique melodic structure. But it is worth some extra effort. In fact, it is the only tune in the Genevan Psalter used as a setting for four psalms: 24, 62, 95, and III (see chart on p. 33).
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
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MIDI file: | MIDI |
MIDI file: | MIDI Preview (Faith Alive Christian Resources) |