Tune: GENEVAN 97

Composer: Maitre Pierre

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Tune Information

Title:	GENEVAN 97
Composer:	Maitre Pierre (1562)
Meter:	6.6.7.7.6.6.6.6.6
Incipit:	56117 11671 65516
Key:	C Major/D Major
Source:	Genevan 97;Genevan Psalter, 1562
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

God Reigns: Let Earth Rejoice!

Jehovah Reigns as King

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

Rejoice, O pure in heart,
rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
your festal banner wave on high,
the cross of Christ your King.

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First published in the 1562 edition of the Genevan Psalter, GENEVAN 97 is set in the Ionian mode (major) and consists of four long lines (with some internal repetition) and a coda-like final phrase. The harmonization (1985) is by Dale Grotenhuis (PHH 4). This tune bears spirited singing with full accompaniment but should not be rushed.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

Notes

First published in the 1562 edition of the Genevan Psalter, GENEVAN 97 is set in the Ionian mode (major) and consists of four long lines (with some internal repetition) and a coda-like final phrase. The harmonization (1985) is by Dale Grotenhuis (PHH 4). This tune bears spirited singing with full accompaniment but should not be rushed.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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