OLD 124TH
OLD 124TH was composed by Louis Bourgeois for the complete 1551 edition of the Genevan Psalter, where it served as the musical setting for Psalm 124 in Théodore de Bèze's French versification, 'Or peut bien dire Israël.' Bourgeois, working under the theological supervision of John Calvin and with the poetic collaboration of Clément Marot and later Bèze, was charged with providing dignified, singable melodies that Calvin believed would allow the congregation to sing the very words of Scripture wi
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Petitionary prayer moving from personal plea for God's faithfulness, to remembrance of grace and the Holy Spirit's sustenance, to affirmation of God as ultimate strength despite human weakness, concluding with urgent reiteration of the opening petition.