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Christians, Sing Out with Exultation

Author: Henry L. Jenner; Benedict Pictet Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christians, sing out with exultation, And praise your Benefactor’s name! Today the Author of salvation, The Father’s Well-beloved, came. Of undefiled virgin mother An Infant all divine was born, And God Himself became your Brother Upon this happy Christmas morn. 2 In Him eternal might and power To human weakness hath inclined; And this poor Child brings richest dower Of gifts and graces to mankind. While here, His majesty disguising, A servant’s form the Master wears, Behold the beams of glory rising, E’en from His poverty and tears. 3 A stable serves Him for a dwelling And for a bed a manger mean; Yet o’er His head, His advent telling, A new and wondrous star is seen. Angels rehearse to men the story, The joyful story of His birth; To Him they raise the anthem--"Glory To God on high and peace on earth!" 4 For thro' this holy incarnation The primal curse is done away; And blessed peace o’er all creation Hath shed its pure and gentle ray. Then, in that heav'nly concert joining, O Christian men, with one accord, Your voices tunefully combining, Salute the birthday of your Lord! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Scripture: 1 John 4:2 Used With Tune: NAVARRE

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GENEVAN PSALM CXVIII

Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 189 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Louis Bourgeois Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 16511 24732 53314 Used With Text: Christians, Sing Out with Exultation

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Christians, Sing Out with Exultation

Author: Henry L. Jenner; Benedict Pictet Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnal #100 (1941) Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Lyrics: 1 Christians, sing out with exultation, And praise your Benefactor’s name! Today the Author of salvation, The Father’s Well-beloved, came. Of undefiled virgin mother An Infant all divine was born, And God Himself became your Brother Upon this happy Christmas morn. 2 In Him eternal might and power To human weakness hath inclined; And this poor Child brings richest dower Of gifts and graces to mankind. While here, His majesty disguising, A servant’s form the Master wears, Behold the beams of glory rising, E’en from His poverty and tears. 3 A stable serves Him for a dwelling And for a bed a manger mean; Yet o’er His head, His advent telling, A new and wondrous star is seen. Angels rehearse to men the story, The joyful story of His birth; To Him they raise the anthem--"Glory To God on high and peace on earth!" 4 For thro' this holy incarnation The primal curse is done away; And blessed peace o’er all creation Hath shed its pure and gentle ray. Then, in that heav'nly concert joining, O Christian men, with one accord, Your voices tunefully combining, Salute the birthday of your Lord! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Scripture: 1 John 4:2 Languages: English Tune Title: NAVARRE

Christians, Sing Out with Exultation

Author: Benedict Pictet; Henry L. Jenner Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1111 Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Lyrics: 1. Christians, sing out with exultation, And praise your benefactor’s name! Today the author of salvation, The Father’s well belovèd came. Of undefilèd virgin mother An infant, all divine, was born, And God Himself became your brother Upon this happy Christmas morn. 2. In Him eternal might and power To human weakness hath inclined; And this poor child brings richest dower Of gifts and graces to mankind. While here His majesty disguising, A servant’s form the Master wears, Behold the beams of glory rising, E’en from His poverty and tears. 3. A stable serves Him for a dwelling, And for a bed a manger mean; Yet o’er His head, His advent telling, A new and wondrous star is seen. Angels rehearse to men the story, The joyful story of His birth; To Him they raise the anthem—Glory To God on high, and peace on earth! 4. For through this holy incarnation The primal curse is done away; And blessèd peace o’er all creation Hath shed its pure and gentle ray. Then, in that heavenly concert joining, O Christian men, with one accord, Your voices tunefully combining, Salute the birthday of your Lord! Languages: English Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM CXVIII

Christians, sing out with exultation

Hymnal: Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #66 (1904) Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Languages: English

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Louis Bourgeois

1510 - 1561 Composer of "GENEVAN PSALM CXVIII" in The Cyber Hymnal Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation. The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalters, including one in Strasbourg in 1539 and another in Geneva in 1542, with melodies by unknown composers. In 1551 another French psalter appeared in Geneva, Eighty-three Psalms of David, with texts by Marot and de Beze, and with most of the melodies by Bourgeois, who supplied thirty four original tunes and thirty-six revisions of older tunes. This edition was republished repeatedly, and later Bourgeois's tunes were incorporated into the complete Genevan Psalter (1562). However, his revision of some older tunes was not uniformly appreciated by those who were familiar with the original versions; he was actually imprisoned overnight for some of his musical arrangements but freed after Calvin's intervention. In addition to his contribution to the 1551 Psalter, Bourgeois produced a four-part harmonization of fifty psalms, published in Lyons (1547, enlarged 1554), and wrote a textbook on singing and sight-reading, La Droit Chemin de Musique (1550). He left Geneva in 1552 and lived in Lyons and Paris for the remainder of his life. Bert Polman

Henry Lascelles Jenner

1820 - 1898 Person Name: Henry L. Jenner Translator of "Christians, Sing Out with Exultation" in The Lutheran Hymnal Jenner, Henry Lascelles, D.D., was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (LL.B. 1841, in honours; D.D. 1867). Taking Holy Orders in 1843, he held several appointments until 1866, when he was consecrated Bishop of Dunedin. He retired in 1871. He is at present [1891] vicar of Preston-next-Wingham, Diocese of Canterbury, to which he was presented in 1854. His hymn in the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, "Christians, sing out with exultation" (Christmas), is a translation of "Faisons éclater notre joie." See p. 391, ii. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ============= Jenner, H. L., p. 1574, i. Bp. Jenner was born in 1820, and died in 1898. In C. W. A. Brooke's Additional Hymns, 1903, Nos. 962-966 are by Bp. Jenner and "A. Jenner." They are the "Catechism in Verse," and consist of 50 stanzas and a "Kyrie." They are well adapted for singing in connection with catechising in Church and School. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)