OLD 107TH

OLD 107TH was composed by Louis Bourgeois for the 1551 edition of the Genevan Psalter, the most comprehensive expansion of that psalter published during John Calvin's lifetime. Bourgeois, who served as the principal musical editor and composer for the Genevan Psalter from approximately 1542 to 1557, crafted this tune to accompany Théodore de Bèze's French versification of Psalm 107, 'Rendez grâces au Seigneur.' The tune exhibits Bourgeois's characteristic mastery of modal melody, employing a flo

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Invocation of God's faithfulness → petition for obedience and protection → confidence in Christ at death → testimony of God's love as life's teacher