"" (Become cheerful, my mind) is a Lutheran evening

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...

Johann Rist Johann Rist (8 March 1607 – 31 August 1667) was a German poet and dramatist best known for his hymns, which inspired musical settings and have remained in hymnals. Life Rist was born at Ottensen in Holstein-Pinneberg (today Hamburg) on 8 Marc ...

, consisting of twelve

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s with eight lines each, first printed in 1642. The melody was composed by Johann Schop. A setting of the melody by J. S. Bach in his cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'', BWV 147, became famous as the arrangement ''

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is the popular English title of the chorale from the 1723 Advent cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'' (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), BWV 147, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The chorale occurs twice in the ca ...

''. The hymn has been translated to English and appears in 67 hymnals.

History

The hymn was first published as "Dritte Zehen" (third ten) of Rist's ''Himlische Lieder'' (Heavenly songs) in Lüneburg in 1642. It was subtitled "A Christian evening hymn, with which to commit oneself to the protection of the Most High".

Johann Crüger Johann Crüger (9 April 1598 – 23 February 1662) was a German composer of well-known hymns. He was also the editor of the most widely used Lutheran hymnal of the 17th century, '' Praxis pietatis melica''. Early life and education Crüger was b ...

included it in the 1656 edition of his Praxis pietatis melica.

Melody and musical settings

The

hymn tune A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part (or more) harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm (chords change frequently), with or without refrain ...

, Zahn No. 6551, is by Johann Schop, who often collaborated with Rist.

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to b ...

composed a

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...

''Werde munter, mein Gemüte'', TWV 1:1576, for choir, strings and continuo before 1760.

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...

used the hymn's sixth stanza, "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen", in his cantata ''Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht'', BWV 55, and in his ''

St Matthew Passion The ''St Matthew Passion'' (), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets the 26th and 27th chapters of th ...

''.

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University Chu ...

composed a

chorale prelude In music, a chorale prelude or chorale setting is a short liturgical composition for pipe organ, organ using a chorale tune as its basis. It was a predominant style of the German Baroque music, Baroque era and reached its culmination in the works ...

as No. 48 of his 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67 in 1902, and

Sigfrid Karg-Elert Sigfrid Karg-Elert (November 21, 1877April 9, 1933) was a German composer in the early twentieth century, best known for his compositions for pipe organ and reed organ. Biography Karg-Elert was born Siegfried Theodor Karg in Oberndorf am Neckar, ...

wrote an improvisation as part of his 66 Chorale improvisations for organ, Op. 65. The same hymn melody was assigned to the song " Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne" written by Martin Janus (or Jahn). Bach used it in the Leipzig version of his cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'', BWV 147. It became famous as the arrangement ''

''. The tune for "Werde munter" was also paired with "Like the Golden Sun Ascending," which was translated from selected stanzas of

Thomas Kingo Thomas Hansen Kingo (15 December 1634 – 14 October 1703) was a Danish bishop, poet and hymnwriter born in Slangerup, near Copenhagen. His work marked the high point of Danish baroque poetry. Early life and education His parents were Hans ...

's 1689 "Som den gyldne Sol frembryder."See
Like the Golden Sun Ascending

Translations

Translations to English were made by J. C. Jacobi, who published "Rouse thy self my Soul and gather" in his ''Psalmodia Germanica'' in 1722, and by Catherine Winkworth, who published "Sink not yet, my soul, to slumber" in 1858 in her ''Lyra Germanica''. The song appeared in 67 hymnals.

References

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