Tochter Zion, freue dich

"Tochter Zion, freue dich"
Christian hymn
In Liederkranz für Sonntags-Schulen und Jugend-Vereine, St. Louis, 1898
Text	Friedrich Heinrich Ranke
Language	German
Based on	Movement from Joshua
Melody	George Frideric Handel
Composed	1747 (1747)
Published	1826 (1826)

"Tochter Zion, freue dich" (Daughter Zion, rejoice) is an Advent song in German. The text was written by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke, based on music derived from two of Handel's oratorios. The song was published in 1826, assigned to the Entry into Jerusalem. The hymn is part of the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 13 and the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 228, both four-part settings in the Advent section.

The French hymn À toi la gloire O Ressuscité and its English translation Thine Be the Glory use the same tune.

History

Friedrich Heinrich Ranke wrote the text, based on music by George Frideric Handel, for a musical salon of Karl Georg von Raumer around 1820.^[1] He knew the music as "Seht, er kommt, mit Preis gekrönt", a chorus from Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus.^[1] Handel had first composed it in 1747 for the oratorio Joshua, and added it to Judas Maccabaeus in a revised version in 1751, as See, the Conquering Hero Comes.^[1] In both works, the music reflects the triumphant entry of a victorious hero.^[2]

The hymn was first published in Hamburg in 1826 in the collection Christliche, liebliche Lieder by Louise Reichardt, Raumer's sister-in-law, and assigned to the Entry into Jerusalem, which at the time had the same prescribed readings as the first Sunday of Advent.^[3] It entered collections for schools and became popular.^[1]

The hymn is part of the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 13 and the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 228, both four-part settings in the Advent section.^[3]

Music

Handel's music is a chorus with short lines, sung in homophony.^[2] It is written in march rhythm and harmonic simplicity. In Handel's works, the first of three stanzas is scored for three voices, two sopranos and an alto, accompanied by two horns and organ. A second stanza with different text is written for two sopranos, two flutes and organ. Finally, the third stanza, with the text of the first, is sung by four choral parts and a rich basso continuo in dramatic development. Ranke used only the four-part setting, which he modified slightly.^[2]

$\header { tagline = ##f } keyTime = { \key f \major \time 2/2 } SopIn = { c''2 a'4. (bes'8) c''2 f'2 %% Tochter Zion g'8 (a'8 bes'8 c''8 bes'4) a'4 g'1 %% freue dich c''8 (bes'8 c''8 d''8 c''4) c''4 %% Jauchze f''2 c''2 bes'4 (a'4 g'4) g'4 f'1^"Fine" } %% laut, Jerusalem SopOut = { a'8 (g'8 a'8 bes'8 a'4) a'4 g'2 f'2 %% Sieh, dein König bes'4 (a'4 g'4) f'4 e'1 %% kommt zu dir f'8 (e'8 f'8 g'8 f'4) f'4 d''2 b'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der c''4 (d''8 c''8 b'4.) c''8^"D.C. al Fine" %% Friede- c''1 } %% fürst SopMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { \SopIn } \SopOut \bar "|." } AltIn = { f'2 f'4. (e'8) f'2 f'2 %% Tochter Zion e'8 (f'8 g'8 a'8 g'4) f'4 e'1 %% freue dich f'2. f'4 %% Jauchze f'2 f'2 e'4 (f'2) e'4 f'1 } %% laut, Jerusalem AltOut = { f'8 (d'8 f'8 g'8 f'4) f'4 e'2 d'2 %% Sieh, dein König g'4 (f'4 e'4) d'4 cis'1 %% kommt zu dir d'8 (cis'8 d'8 e'8 d'4) d'4 f'2 f'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der e'4 (f'8 e'8 d'4) f'4 e'1 } %% Friedefürst AltoMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { \AltIn } \AltOut } TenIn = { a2 c'4. (bes8) a2 c'2 %% Tochter Zion c'2. c'4 c'1 %% freue dich c'2. c'4 %% Jauchze c'2 a2 bes4 (c'2) bes4 a1 } %% laut, Jerusalem TenOut = { c'2. c'4 bes2 a2 %% Sieh, dein König cis'4 (d'4 bes4) a4 a1 %% kommt zu dir a2. a4 b2 d'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der c'4 (d'4 g4) g4 g1 } %% Friedefürst TenorMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { \TenIn } \TenOut } BasIn = { f2 a4. (g8) f2 a2 %% Tochter Zion c'4 (c4 e4) f4 c1 %% freue dich a8 (g8 a8 bes8 a4) a4 %% Jauchze a2 f2 g4 (a8 bes8 c'4) c4 f1 } %% laut, Jerusalem BasOut = { f2. f4 c2 d2 %% Sieh, dein König e4 (f4 g4) d4 a1 %% kommt zu dir d2. d4 g2 g2 %% Ja, er kommt, der a4 (f4 g4) g,4 c1 } %% Friedefürst BassMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { \BasIn } \BasOut } VerseOne = \lyricmode { Toch -- ter Zi -- on, freu -- e dich Jauch -- ze laut, Je -- ru -- sa -- lem! Sieh', dein Kö -- nig kommt zu dir! Ja, er kommt, der Frie -- de -- fürst! } VerseTwo = \lyricmode { Ho -- si -- an -- na, Da -- vids Sohn! Sei ge -- seg -- net Dei -- nem Volk! Grün -- de nun dein e -- wig Reich! Ho -- si -- an -- na in der Höh'! } %{ VerseThree = \lyricmode { Toch -- ter Zi -- on, freu -- e dich Hol ihn ju -- bel'nd zu dir ein! Sieh', er kommt de -- mü -- thig -- lich Rei -- tet auf dem E -- sel -- ein! } %} VerseFour = \lyricmode { Ho -- si -- an -- na, Da -- vids Sohn! Sei ge -- grü -- ßet, Kö -- nig mild! E -- wig steht dein Frie -- dens -- thron! Du des ew' -- gen Va -- ters Kind! } \score { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff << \clef treble \new Voice = "Sop" { \voiceOne \keyTime \SopMusic } \new Voice = "Alto" { \voiceTwo \AltoMusic } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseOne } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseTwo } % \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseThree } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseFour } >> \new Staff << \clef bass \new Voice = "Tenor" { \voiceOne \keyTime \TenorMusic } \new Voice = "Bass" { \voiceTwo \BassMusic } >> >> \layout { indent = 0 \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } } \score { \unfoldRepeats { << \SopMusic \\ \AltoMusic \\ \TenorMusic \\ \BassMusic >> << \SopIn \\ \AltIn \\ \TenIn \\ \BasIn >> } \midi { \tempo 4 = 120 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"church organ" } }$

Handel's original version, with English text, has a slightly different melody.

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 20.
^ ^a ^b Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 18.

Cited sources

Parent, Ulrich; Stalmann, Joachim (2000). "13 – Tochter Zion, freue dich". In Hahn, Gerhard; Henkys, Jürgen (eds.). Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 18–22. ISBN 978-3-52-550326-3.