GENEVAN 95

GENEVAN 95

Harmonizer: Dale Grotenhuis (1985)
Published in 1 hymnal


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Harmonizer: Dale Grotenhuis

Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal. Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washin… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: GENEVAN 95
Harmonizer: Dale Grotenhuis (1985)
Meter: 8.8.9 D
Key: e minor
Source: Genevan Psalter, 1542
Copyright: Text and harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications

Texts

Come, Sing for Joy to the LORD God

Come, sing for joy to the LORD God;
make joyful noises to our King;
shout to the Rock of our salvation!
Come and rejoice with thanksgiving;
let festive music fill the air,
for God has set us free from bondage.

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Notes

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

Media

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #173
Text: Come, Sing for Joy to the LORD God
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