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Come sing, ye choirs exultant
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Andrew Sims
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Come sing, ye choirs exultant by Michael Praetorius — Lyrics
Come sing, ye choirs exultant,
those messengers of God,
through whom the living Gospels
came sounding all abroad!
Whose voice proclaimed salvation
that poured upon the night,
and drove away the shadows,
and filled the world with light.
In one harmonious witness
the chosen four combine,
while each his own commission
fulfills in every line;
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About Come sing, ye choirs exultant
Michael Praetorius was a prolific German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. This setting of Come sing, ye choirs exultant is for SATB choir, sung in English. The text celebrates the four evangelists as messengers of God, whose gospel accounts brought salvation and light to the world. It compares their work to the four living creatures seen in the prophet Ezekiel's vision, emphasizing the foundational role of the Gospels in the steadfast Church of Christ. The hymn speaks of gospel liberty and the divine indwelling within a holy people.
