This joyful Eastertide
This joyful Eastertide | |
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Genre | Hymn |
Written | 1894 |
Text | George Ratcliffe Woodward and Charles Wood |
Meter | 6.7.6.7 with refrain |
Melody | "Vruechten" |
"This joyful Eastertide" is an 1894 Easter carol. The words are by George Ratcliffe Woodward, the tune is from the Netherlands (1624), and the 1894 harmonisation is by Charles Wood.[1]
Publication[]
The original carol was published in 1894 in Carols for Easter and Ascensiontide, a publication put together by Woodward and Wood. They published it subsequently in 1902 in The Cowley Carol Book (second edition) and again in the Cambridge Carol Book of 1910.[1][2]
The music has been republished many times, often under choral arrangements. It appears in the Carols for Choirs collection under Wood's original arrangement.[3] Some of the arrangements published include that of William Llewellyn published by Oxford University Press,[4] and that of Philip Ledger.[5] More recently, Oxford University Press published the text set to a completely new tune composed by Matthew Owens in 2015 in the form of a choral anthem.[6]
A number of alternative versions exist, including Percy Dearmer's "How great the Harvest is";[7] "This Joyful Eastertide, What need is there for grieving?" and "How rich, at Eastertide", both by Fred Pratt Green;[8][9] and in German, "Der schöne Ostertag" (Jurgen Henkys, 1983) and "Die frohe Osterzeit" (Friedrich Hoffmann, 1986).[10]
Tune[]
Woodward and Wood published "This joyful Eastertide" set to Vruechten, a Dutch tune which was first published in 1624 by Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen. It was originally used for a secular love song, "De liefde Voortgebracht." Its earliest use as a hymn tune was in Joachim Oudaen's 1685 psalter, David' s Psalmen, in which it appeared as a setting for "Hoe groot de vruchten zijn".[11][10]
Text[]
Many versions exist of the three original verses; but in its original form as written by George Ratcliffe Woodward and published in 1894, it is as follows:
1. This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sorrow.
My Love, the Crucified, hath sprung to life this morrow. (To refrain)
Refrain:
Had Christ, that once was slain, ne'er burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain: but now hath Christ arisen.
2. My flesh in hope shall rest, and for a season slumber:
Till trump from east to west shall wake the dead in number. (To refrain)
3. Death's flood hath lost his chill, since Jesus crossed the river:
Lover of souls, from ill my passing soul deliver. (To refrain)
Two additional verses were penned by Basilian Father M. Owen Lee:[12]
4. As Victor in the strife and knowing no surrender,
He comes to bring us life: a risen life of splendour. (To refrain)
5. In Adam all men died; then Jesus came to save us.
For He was crucified and, dying, new life gave us. (To refrain)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "This joyful Eastertide Away with sin and sorrow". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Routley, Eric; Dakers, Lionel. A Short History of English Church Music. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4411-3279-6. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "88. This joyful Eastertide". 100 Carols for Choirs. Oxford University Press. 1987. p. 343. ISBN 9780193532274.
- ^ "This joyful Eastertide (LlewellynW) - JohnF's Rehearsal Files". Johnfletchermusic.org. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "King's College Cambridge 2013 Easter #10 This Joyful Eastertide arr Philip Ledger". YouTube. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "This joyful Eastertide : Sheet music" (PDF). Edition-peters.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ "How great the harvest is". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "This Joyful Eastertide". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "How Rich, at Eastertide". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hahn, Gerhard; Henkys, Jürgen (2000). "117. Der Schöne Ostertag". Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch (in German). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-525-50319-5. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Tune: VRUECHTEN". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "THIS JOYFUL EASTERTIDE : St.Basil #045". Romaaeterna.jp. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoe groot de vrugten zijn. |
- Free scores of This joyful Eastertide in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- "This Joyful Eastertide" on YouTube arr. Sir Philip Ledger, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, 2019
- "This Joyful Eastertide" on YouTube arr. Wood, sung by The Gesualdo Six, 2021
- Easter hymns