O Sing with Exultation
O sing with exultation
The hymn embodies Lutheran Easter theology, proclaiming Christ's resurrection as the ultimate victory over death and the grounds for Christian rejoicing. It connects the believer's participation in Christ's triumph to the eschatological hope of eternal salvation.
History & Background
This hymn originated in 18th-century Germany and was included in Lutheran hymnals emphasizing the Easter proclamation of Christ's victory. It appeared in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as hymn 217, where it has remained a staple Easter hymn in American Lutheran worship.
Hymnal Appearances
- Lutheran Worship — 24
- The Lutheran Hymnal — 217
Translation
Bulletin Note
Composed by Johann Balthasar König in 1738, this German Easter hymn embodies Lutheran confidence in the bodily resurrection of Christ as the decisive defeat of death and the ground of Christian joy and hope.
Preaching Connection
This hymn crystallizes Lutheran Easter proclamation: the Law's accusation of death is silenced by the Gospel's announcement of Christ's resurrection, which becomes the believer's own passage from death to life.
Catechism & Confessional Connections
- The Third Article (Concerning Sanctification) Small Catechism — The Apostles' Creed
Themes
Resurrection joy Victory over sin and death Exultation and praise Christ's triumph