SATB choir, keyboard
accompaniment - Beginning
SKU: GI.G-6828
Composed by Stephen J.
Rohde. Eastertide, Easter
Vigil, Easter Sunday.
Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 8
pages. GIA Publications
#6828. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-6828).
UPC: 785147682806.
English. Text Source:
The Lutheran
Hymnal, 1940,
Bohemian, ca. 1650;
Translation: John
Bajus.
The notes on
this piece state,
“‘Lo,
Judah’s
Lion’ should take
on the character of a
wild victory
dance.†Indeed, the
hymn text (with roots in
early-17th century
Bohemia) takes on a whole
new exuberance through
the constant 3+3+2
rhythmic pattern. The
words compare
Jesus’ victory
over death with the
conquests of David and
Samson, each verse ending
with an Alleluia and an
invitation to praise the
Lord.