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![]() | TREES OF THE FIELDComposer: Stuart Dauermann (1975)Published in 12 hymnals Audio files: MIDI |
| Composer: | Stuart Dauermann (1975) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Incipit: | 51232 15123 21755 |
| Key: | e minor |
| Copyright: | Text and music © 1975, Lillenas Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Used by permission. |
You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace;
the mountains and the hills will break forth before you;
there'll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field
will clap, will clap their hands!
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands,
the trees of the field will clap their hands,
the trees of the field will clap their hands
while you go out with joy.
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The song's popularity is no doubt due to the Jewish-style music by Stuart Dauermann (b. Brooklyn, NY, 1944). Both text and tune were written for the Liberated Wailing Wall, the touring singing group of Jews for Jesus. It was first published in Scriptures to Sing (Lillenas, 1975). The infectious tune with its syncopations and hand clapping makes it a winner among contemporary Scripture choruses. Sing "The Trees of the Field" in unison at a good tempo on a half-note pulse. Use stringed instruments (guitars, violins), tambourines, hand clapping, and even some foot stomping! It may well be sung more than once, perhaps the second time (or with the additional stanza above) at a slightly faster tempo.
Dauermann was a senior staff missionary and music director of Jews for Jesus from 1973-1989; he also directed the Liberated Wailing Wall for five years. Educated in music theory (BA) and music education (M.M.) at the Manhattan School of Music, he also completed a master's degree in missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1992. His songs appear on ten different record albums and have been published in various songbooks by Lillenas Publishing and Jews for Jesus. Dauermann currently serves on the staff of the A Havat Zion Messianic Synagogue, Beverly Hills, California.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
| Instances (12) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #570 | You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | Isaiah 55:12 | THE TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | English | 2008 | |||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #764 | You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace; | The Trees of the Field | [The Trees of the Field] | e minor | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #804 | You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace | Stuart Dauermann (b. 1944) | Stuart Dauermann (b. 1944); Roland T. Fudge (b. 1947) | YOU SHALL GO OUT WITH JOY | e minor | English | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #197 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi G. Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | Isaiah 55:12; Isaiah 55 | TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | English | 1987 | |||||||
| Renew! #302 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | Isaiah 55:12 | THE TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | English | 1995 | |||||||
| Sing Joyfully #561 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | [You shall go out with joy] | e minor | English | 1989 | |||||||||
| Sing the Faith #2279 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Ruben | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | THE TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | English | 2003 | ||||||||
| Songs for Life #196 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | All the trees of the field will clap their hands | Steffi Karen Rubin; Bert Polman | Stuart Dauerman | Isaiah 55:12-13 | [You shall go out with joy] | e minor or modal | English | 1995 | |||||||
| The Faith We Sing #2279 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Ruben | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | THE TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | 2001 | |||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #272 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | Isaiah 55:12 | THE TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #884 | You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace | Isaiah 55 (You Shall Go Out with Joy) | Steffi G. Rubin | Stuart Dauermann | Irregular | Isaiah 55 | TREES OF THE FIELD | e minor or modal | English | 1996 | |||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #710 | You shall go out with joy | The Trees of the Field | Steffi Geiser Rubin, 1950- | Stuart Dauermann, 1944- | Psalm 148:7-12; Psalm 98:8; Isaiah 55:12; Isaiah 44:23 | [You shall go out with joy] | e minor or modal | English | 2001 |
