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A Song of Joy

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Author: Cornelius Freund

19th Century  Go to person page >

Translator: August Crull

August Crull was born January 27, 1845 in Rostock, Germany, where his father, Hofrat Crull, was a lawyer. He was educated at the Gymnasium in Rostock, and at Concordia College in St. Louis and Fort Wayne where he graduated in 1862. His father died soon after he began studying at the Gymnasium. His mother then married Albert Friedrich Hoppe, who later became the editor of the St. Louis edition of Luther's Works. In 1865, Crull graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He became assistant pastor at Trinity Church in Milwaukee and also served as Director of the Lutheran High School. Later he was pastor of the Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 1873 to 1915, he was professor of the German language and literature at Concordia… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Rejoice, ye sons of men, alway
Title: A Song of Joy
German Title: Freut euch, ihr Menschenkinder all
Author: Cornelius Freund
Translator: August Crull
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sing, sing, sing the blessed morn
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

VOM HIMMEL HOCH

Initially Luther used the folk melody associated with his first stanza as the tune for this hymn. Later he composed this new tune for his text. VOM HIMMEL HOCH was first published in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder in 1539. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used Luther's melody in three places in his wel…

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Instances

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #151

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #151
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The Christmas Song Book #33

The Christmas Song Book #33
Audio

The Service Hymnal #476

The Service Hymnal #476

The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 #d259

The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 #d259
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