| Meter: | 7.7.7.7.4 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Source: | Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesang, 1566; harm. Psalter Hymnal, 1987; Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengeseng, 1566; Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengeseng, 1566; Worship Supplement, 1969 (harm.) |
| Copyright: | Harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications; Setting from Worship Supplement © 1969, Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.; Setting © 1969 CPH, used with permission. |
SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT was originally the tune to a fifteenth-century folk song, "Der reich Mann war geritten aus," and it was adopted by the Bohemian Brethren for 1566 hymnal, Kirchengeseng. The tune is thus a contrafactum, changed from the folk/court use to church use. The title is the German incipit for the chorale most commonly associated with the tune.
SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT is a bright tune characterized by a rising initial motif and forceful rhythms. Sing it in unison to a full organ registration and at a good tempo. Use brass and timpani for very festive singing.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
| Text |
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| At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing |
| Come, O Come, Our Voices Raise |
| Now the Solemn Feast Is Done |
