Glory to God ‎#798

798. All with Joyful Exultation (Psalm 30)

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Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we sing with joyful voices
• Title: All with Joyful Exultation (Psalm 30)
• Author (stanzas): Michael Morgan (1999; rev. 2011)
• Author (refrain): Hal. H. Hopson (2008)
• Refrain First Line: All with joyful exultation
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 30
• Topic: Grief; Healing; Hope; Joy; Lament; Praise; Redemption; Renewal
• Copyright: Ref. © 2008 Birnamwood/MorningStar Music; Sts. © 2010 Michael Morgan (admin. Congregational Ministries Publishing, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.))

Tune Information

• Name: YISRAEL V'ORAITA
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain
• Key: a minor
• Source: Hasidic melody; Arr. Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 2006
• Copyright: © 2006 Augsburg Fortress

Text Information:

This joyful paraphrase of Psalm 30 could well illustrate how to fulfill the first question of the Westminster Catechism: that a human being’s “chief end” is “to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.” It is set to a Hasidic melody that suggests the ties with Jewish tradition.