Who could fail to be inspired by the competence at the organ of a very young Cameron Oostdyk playing Genevan Psalm 116? This video was posted seven years ago. Oostdyk is now grown and studying at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. May God bless his studies, and may he continue to accompany God's people as they sing their praises.
20 May 2025
16 May 2025
Psalm 23 and Herzliebster Jesu: A derivative relationship
The Genevan Psalter provided the basis for several tunes that would come to be matched to unrelated hymn texts. A few of these would be borrowed verbatim, such as the tune for Psalm 42 and the beloved Advent hymn, Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People, a free versification of the initial verses of Isaiah 40. Other tunes would be altered to fit a new text, such as the tune for Psalm 23 and HERZLIEBSTER JESU, usually translated as Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended. Here are the two tunes below:
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