Glory to God ‎#261

261. Peoples, Clap Your Hands! (Psalm 47)

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Text Information

• First Line: Peoples, clap your hands! Shout to God with joy!
• Title: Peoples, Clap Your Hands! (Psalm 47)
• Author: Joy F. Patterson (1989)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 47
  ;
  Genesis 17:1-22
  ;
  Revelation 4:9-10
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign; The Life of the Nations
• Copyright: © 1990 Joy F. Patterson

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVAN 47
• Harmonizer: Claude Goudimel (1564)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10
• Key: D Major

Text Information:

In joining this 20th-century English paraphrase of Psalm 47—a psalm long associated with Christ’s Ascension—with the 16th-century Genevan psalm tune written for a French metrical version, an important affirmation of the continuity of Reformed tradition is being made.