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Eastertide
Eastertide (also known as Eastertime or the Easter season) or Paschaltide (also known as Paschaltime or the Paschal season) is a festal season in the liturgical year of Christianity that focuses on celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It begins on Easter Sunday, which initiates Easter Week in Western Christianity, and Bright Week in Eastern Christianity. There are several Eastertide customs across the Christian world, including sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. Eastertide customs include egg hunting, eating special Easter foods and watching Easter parades. Traditionally lasting 40 days to commemorate the time the resurrected Jesus remained on earth before departing (the period between Easter Day and the Ascension), 20th century liturgical revision has led some western churches to expand Eastertide to 50 days to conclude on Whitsunday. Western Christianity Easter time is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasst Uns Erfreuen
"" (Let us rejoice most heartily) is a hymn tune that originated from Germany in 1623, and which found widespread popularity after ''The English Hymnal'' published a 1906 version in strong triple meter with new lyrics. The triumphant melody and repeated "Alleluia" phrases have supported the tune's widespread usage during the Easter season and other festive occasions, especially with the English texts "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" and "All Creatures of Our God and King". The tune's first known appearance was in the 1623 hymnal (Selected Catholic Spiritual Church-Songs) during the Counter-Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, and the oldest published version that still exists is from 1625. The original 1623 hymnal was edited by Friedrich Spee, an influential Jesuit priest, professor, and activist against witch-hunts, who is often credited as the hymn's composer and original lyricist. ''The English Hymnal'' of 1906 was edited by Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose arrangement of the hym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulbert Of Chartres
Fulbert of Chartres (french: Fulbert de Chartres; 952–970–10 April 1028) was the Bishop of Chartres from 1006 to 1028 and a teacher at the Cathedral school there. Fulbert was a pupil of Gerbert of Aurillac, who would later become Pope Sylvester II. He was responsible for the advancement of the Nativity of the Virgin's feast day on September 8 and for one of the many reconstructions of the Chartres Cathedral. Most of the available information about him is found in the letters he wrote from 1004–1028 to both secular and religious figures of the day. Life There is no conclusive evidence as to the exact date or location of Fulbert's birth, the sources vary in listing dates from 952 to 970.Mac Kinney, p. 5 and Behrends, p. xvi As to his place of birth, most sources place it in northern France, possibly Picardy, although some say northern Italy.Wellman, p. 136 The sources do agree, however, that he was of humble birth. Information from several sources places him at the cathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye Choirs Of New Jerusalem
"Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem" or "Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem" is an English Easter hymn by Robert Campbell. It is a 19th-century translation of the medieval , attributed to Fulbert of Chartres. The text's primary focus is the Resurrection of Jesus, taking the theme of Jesus as triumphant victor over death and deliverer of the prisoners from Hell. The text was first published by Robert Campbell in 1850, and partially rewritten by the compilers of the first edition of ''Hymns Ancient and Modern''. The hymn remains popular in modern compilations, notably appearing in the ''Carols for Choirs'' collection. It is normally paired with the tune "St. Fulbert" by Henry John Gauntlett. It has also been set to music as an anthem by Charles Villiers Stanford, and this version is equally in common use in Anglican churches. History The hymn first appears in multiple 11th-century manuscripts, so if the attribution to St. Fulbert (who died ) is correct, "it must have become popular very qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahrer Gott, Wir Glauben Dir
""" (True God, we believe You) is a Catholic hymn. Christoph Bernhard Verspoell (1743–1818), a cleric from Münster, wrote text and melody, and published it in 1810 in his hymnal ''Orgelbegleitung zu den Gesängen beym Römisch-kathol. Gottesdienste. Herausgegeben von C. B. Verspoell'' (Organ accompaniment to the chants in the Roman Catholic service. Edited by C. B. Verspoell). The song in two stanzas has remained in the repertory of church hymns, used mainly during Eastertide, but also for communion and funerals. It appears in several regional sections of the Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'', as GL 770 in Cologne, as GL 780 in Limburg and Münster, and as GL 783 in Speyer, among others. Text Wahrer Gott, wir glauben dir, du bist mit Gottheit und Menschheit hier; du, der den Satan und Tod überwand, der im Triumph aus dem Grabe erstand. Preis dir, du Sieger auf Golgatha, Sieger, wie keiner, alleluja. Jesu, dir jauchzt alles zu: Herr über Leben und Tod bist du. In deinem Blute g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judas Maccabaeus (Handel)
''Judas Maccabaeus'' ( HWV 63) is an oratorio in three acts composed in 1746 by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto written by Thomas Morell. The oratorio was devised as a compliment to the victorious Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland upon his return from the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746). Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxii; and HHA 1/24. Synopsis Morell's libretto is based on the deuterocanonical (or apocryphal) book 1 Maccabees (2–8), with motives added from the ''Antiquitates Judaicae'' by Flavius Josephus. The events depicted in the oratorio are from the period 170–160 BC when Judea was ruled by the Seleucid Empire which undertook to destroy the Jewish religion. Being ordered to worship Zeus, many Jews obeyed under the threat of persecution; however, some did not. One who defied was the elderly priest Mattathias who killed a fellow Jew who was about to offer a pagan sacrifice. After tearing down a pagan altar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thine Be The Glory, Risen Conquering Son
Thine Be the Glory, Risen Conquering Son (French: ''À toi la gloire O Ressuscité''), also titled Thine Is the Glory, is a Christian hymn for Easter, written by the Swiss Protestant minister, Edmond Budry (1854–1932), and set to the tune of the chorus "See, the Conqu'ring hero comes" from the third section of Handel's oratorio ''Judas Maccabaeus''. The hymn is sometimes sung at weddings or funerals. An English translation was made in 1923 by Richard Birch Hoyle (1875–1939). The German Advent hymn '' Tochter Zion, freue dich'' uses the same tune. History Tune "Thine Be the Glory" is sung to the hymn tune . The tune was originally written by the German-British composer George Frideric Handel. He composed it initially for his 1747 oratorio ''Joshua'', in which it features as a chorus, "See, the Conquering Hero Comes!", celebrating the military victories of the Biblical figure Joshua. The chorus is sung three times, and its final rendition is accompanied by a military side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seht, Er Lebt
"Seht, er lebt" (Look, he lives) is a Christian poem written by the Catholic priest Lothar Zenetti in 1973. With an Israeli melody, it became an Easter hymn in the Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) genre, first published in 1975. In the 2013 Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'', it appears as GL 781 in the regional section for the Diocese of Limburg. History Zenetti wrote the text in 1973. The poem appeared in the collection ''Sieben Farben hat das Licht'', by J. Pfeiffer in Munich. With a traditional melody from Israel, it was included in the German Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'' of 1975 in the regional section for the Diocese of Limburg as GL 835. In the 2013 edition it is GL 781 in the section for Easter, as a new Easter hymn. Text and melody Zenetti created a refrain and four stanzas, both of four lines each, to a popular melody from Israel which is also used for the earlier song " Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn" by Diethard Zils (GL 140), a paraphrase of Psalm 95. While Zils repea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Mainz on the left bank, and Wiesbaden, the capital of the neighbouring state Hesse, on the right bank. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 218,578 (as of 2019) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Mainz was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans in the 1st century BC as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the empire and provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Elector of Mainz, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate (bishop), Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Licht Der Wunderbaren Nacht
"" (O light of the wonderful night) is a Christian Easter hymn by Georg Thurmair written in 1963. It was part of the German Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'' of 1975 as GL 208, with a melody from the 14th century. It is part of the second edition of the ''Gotteslob'' as GL 334, also of regional sections of the Protestant hymnal '' Evangelisches Gesangbuch''. History Thurmair, a publisher of the 1938 ecumenical hymnal '' Kirchenlied'', wrote the text "" in 1963. It became part of the first common Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'' of 1975 as GL 208, combined with a melody from Mainz dated to the 1390s. In the second edition of the ''Gotteslob'' in 2013, it was included as GL 334 in the Easter section. The hymn is suitable for Easter Vigil and was recommended by , the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster, for celebrating the holiday at home in 2020, when services were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "" was included in the regional sections for Thuringia and Bavaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Filii Et Filiae
O filii et filiae is a Christian hymn celebrating Easter. It is attributed to Jean Tisserand (d. 1497), a Franciscan friar. Text As commonly found in hymnals, it comprises up to twelve stanzas; each consisting of three verses followed by the exclamation "Alleluia": 1. O filii et filiae Rex caelestis, Rex gloriae Morte surrexit hodie. Alleluia. It originally comprised but nine stanzas (those commencing with "Discipulis adstantibus", "Postquam audivit Didymus", "Beati qui non viderunt" being early additions to the hymn). "L'aleluya du jour de Pasques" is a trope on the versicle and response (closing Lauds and Vespers) which it paraphrases in the last two stanzas: 11. In hoc festo sanctissimo Sit laus et jubilatio: Benedicamus Domino. Alleluia. 12. De quibus nos humillimas Devotas atque debitas Deo dicamus gratias. Alleluia. There are several translations into English verse by non-Catholics, notably "O Sons and Daughters" by John Mason Neale. This translation is sometimes rework ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurrection Of Jesus
The resurrection of Jesus ( grc-x-biblical, ἀνάστασις τοῦ Ἰησοῦ) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord. According to the New Testament writing, Jesus was firstborn from the dead, ushering in the Kingdom of God. He appeared to his disciples, calling the apostles to the Great Commission of forgiving sin and baptizing repenters, and ascended to Heaven. For the Christian tradition, the bodily resurrection was the restoration to life of a transformed body powered by spirit, as described by Paul and the Gospel authors, that led to the establishment of Christianity. In Christian theology, the resurrection of Jesus is "the central mystery of the Christian faith". It provides the foundation for that faith, as commemorated by Easter, along with Jesus' life, death and sayings. For Christians, his resurrection is the guarantee that all the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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