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Come sing, ye choirs exultant

Author: Jackson Mason, 1833-1889 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come sing, ye choirs exultant, those messengers of God, through whom the living Gospels came sounding all abroad! Whose voice proclaimed salvation that poured upon the night, and drove away the shadows, and filled the world with light. 2. In one harmonious witness the chosen four combine, while each his own commission fulfills in every line; as, in the prophet's vision from out the amber flame in mystic form and image four living creatures came. 3. Foursquare on this foundation the Church of Christ remains, a house to stand unshaken by floods or winds or rains. How blest the habitation of gospel liberty, where with a holy people God dwells in Unity. Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Evangelists Used With Tune: ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMELREICHE Text Sources: Latin, 12th Cent.

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ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMELREICHE

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 22 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621; George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1848-1934 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51124 32211 43226 Used With Text: Come sing, ye choirs exultant

PEARSALL

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 70 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Robert Lucas de Pearsall, 1795-1856 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 51713 65543 22313 Used With Text: Come sing, ye choirs exultant

CÉLÉBRONS LA NAISSANCE

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: DNS Tune Sources: Chartres, 17th Century Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 15523 44134 23112 Used With Text: Come sing, ye choirs exultant

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Come Sing, Ye Choirs Exultant

Author: Adam of St. Victor; Jackson Mason Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1012 Lyrics: 1. Come sing, ye choirs exultant, Those messengers of God, Through whom the living Gospels Came sounding all abroad! Whose voice proclaimed salvation That poured upon the night, And drove away the shadows, And filled the world with light. 2. He chose them, our Good Shepherd, And, tending evermore, His flock through earth’s four quarters, In wisdom made them four; True Lawgiver, He bade them Their healing message speed— One charter for all nations, One glorious title deed! 3. In one harmonious witness The chosen four combine While each his own commission Fulfills in every line; As, in the prophet’s vision, From out the amber flame In form of visage diverse Four living creatures came. 4. Lo, these the wingèd chariots, That bring Emmanuel nigh, The golden staves, uplifting God’s very ark on high; And these the fourfold river Of paradise above, Whence flow for all the nations New mysteries of love. 5. Foursquare on this foundation The Church of Christ remains, A house to stand unshaken By floods or winds or rains. O glorious happy portion In this safe home to be, By God, true man, united With God eternally. Languages: English Tune Title: PRAETORIUS 7

Come sing, ye choirs exultant

Author: Jackson Mason, 1833-1889 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #235 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1. Come sing, ye choirs exultant, those messengers of God, through whom the living Gospels came sounding all abroad! Whose voice proclaimed salvation that poured upon the night, and drove away the shadows, and filled the world with light. 2. In one harmonious witness the chosen four combine, while each his own commission fulfills in every line; as, in the prophet's vision from out the amber flame in mystic form and image four living creatures came. 3. Foursquare on this foundation the Church of Christ remains, a house to stand unshaken by floods or winds or rains. How blest the habitation of gospel liberty, where with a holy people God dwells in Unity. Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Evangelists Languages: English Tune Title: ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMELREICHE

Come sing, ye choirs exultant

Author: Adam of St Victor; Jackson Mason, 1833-1889 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #810 (2010) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Come sing, ye choirs exultant, those messengers of God, through whom the living Gospels came sounding all abroad! Whose voice proclaimed salvation that poured upon the night, and drove away the shadows, and filled the world with light. 2 In one harmonious witness the chosen four combine, while each his own commission fulfills in every line; as, in the prophet's vision from out the amber flame in mystic form and image four living creatures came. 3 Foursquare on this foundation the church of Christ remains, a house to stand unshaken by floods or winds or rains. How blest the habitation of gospel liberty, where with a holy people God dwells in Unity. Topics: Saints' and Other Holy Days Evangelists and Saints Languages: English Tune Title: PEARSALL

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Anonymous

Composer of "PRAETORIUS 7" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Michael Praetorius

1571 - 1621 Adapter of "PRAETORIUS 7" in The Cyber Hymnal Born into a staunchly Lutheran family, Michael Praetorius (b. Creuzburg, Germany, February 15, 1571; d. Wolfenbüttel, Germany, February 15, 1621) was educated at the University of Frankfort-an-der-Oder. In 1595 he began a long association with Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick, when he was appointed court organist and later music director and secretary. The duke resided in Wolfenbüttel, and Praetorius spent much of his time at the court there, eventually establishing his own residence in Wolfenbüttel as well. When the duke died, Praetorius officially retained his position, but he spent long periods of time engaged in various musical appointments in Dresden, Magdeburg, and Halle. Praetorius produced a prodigious amount of music and music theory. His church music consists of over one thousand titles, including the sixteen-volume Musae Sionae (1605-1612), which contains Lutheran hymns in settings ranging from two voices to multiple choirs. His Syntagma Musicum (1614-1619) is a veritable encyclopedia of music and includes valuable information about the musical instruments of his time. Bert Polman

George Ratcliffe Woodward

1848 - 1934 Person Name: George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1848-1934 Harmonizer of "ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMELREICHE" in The Hymnal 1982 Educated at Caius College in Cambridge, England, George R. Woodward (b. Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, 1848; d. Highgate, London, England, 1934) was ordained in the Church of England in 1874. He served in six parishes in London, Norfolk, and Suffolk. He was a gifted linguist and translator of a large number of hymns from Greek, Latin, and German. But Woodward's theory of translation was a rigid one–he held that the translation ought to reproduce the meter and rhyme scheme of the original as well as its contents. This practice did not always produce singable hymns; his translations are therefore used more often today as valuable resources than as congregational hymns. With Charles Wood he published three series of The Cowley Carol Book (1901, 1902, 1919), two editions of Songs of Syon (1904, 1910), An Italian Carol Book (1920), and the Cambridge Carol Book

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