TZENA

TZENA

Harmonizer: Emily R. Brink (1986)
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius
Audio files: MIDI

Harmonizer: Emily R. Brink

Emily R. Brink is a Senior Research Fellow of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Adjunct Professor of Church Music and Worship at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her main areas of responsibility are conference planning and global resources. She is program manager of the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship, which draws more than 70 presenters and 1600 participants from around the world. She also travels widely to lecture and to learn about worship in different parts of the world, especially in Asia, where she has lectured in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan. Her areas of interest include congregational song from all times and places;… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Harmonizer: Emily R. Brink (1986)
Meter: Irregular
Key: C Major
Source: Israeli folk song
Copyright: Harmonization 1987, CRC Publications
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Texts

I Will Sing unto the LORD

I will sing unto the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously,
the horse and rider thrown into the sea.
I will sing unto the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously,
the horse and rider thrown into the sea.
The LORD, my God, my strength and song,
has now become my victory.
The LORD, my God, my strength and song,
has now become my victory.
The LORD is God, and I will praise him,
our covenant God, and I will exalt him.
The LORD is God, and I will praise him,
our covenant God, and I will exalt him.
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Notes

TZENA is a lively Israeli folk melody consisting of three phrases, each one repeated before the next begins. The tune title is a Hebrew verb meaning "to go forth." After singing the melody through once, proceed in four-part canon on a half-note pulse (but slower in large congregations). The keyboard accompaniment suggests organ trio style, but the ideal accompaniment consists of guitar, piano, violin, tambourine, and hand clapping. For starters, try a hand clap at the points of the two eighth rests in the last section: “The LORD is God, and (clap) I will praise him.” Emily R. Brink (PHH 158) harmonized the tune in 1986 for the Psalter Hymnal.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Media

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #152
Text: I Will Sing unto the LORD
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Instances

Instances (5)TextImageAudioScore
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #152TextImageAudioScore
Renew! #120TextImage
Sing and Rejoice! #43
Songs for Life #105Text
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #876
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