Old 100th (Doxology tune)

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Old 100th (Doxology tune) is a famous 16th-century hymn melody, widely used in Protestant worship and best known as the traditional setting for the doxology “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymnody melody
hymn tune
psalm tune
associatedText “All people that on earth do dwell”
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”
bestKnownAsSettingFor “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” NERFINISHED
composedFor metrical psalm singing
composedInCentury 16th century
culturalRole standard doxology tune in many English-speaking churches
denominationalUse Protestantism NERFINISHED
genre hymnody
psalmody
hasAlternativeName Old 100th NERFINISHED
Old Hundredth NERFINISHED
The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune NERFINISHED
hasKey often sung in F major
often sung in G major
influenced subsequent Protestant hymn tunes
languageContext English
liturgicalUse closing doxology
general praise
offertory doxology
meter Long Meter (8.8.8.8)
musicalTexture typically harmonized in four parts
notableFeature simple, strong, syllabic melody
widely memorized by congregations
originallyAssociatedWith Psalm 100
performancePractice four-part choral setting
unison congregational melody with organ accompaniment
regionOfOrigin Western Europe NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
status one of the most famous hymn tunes in the English-speaking world
timePeriod Reformation era
typicalFunction closing hymn
congregational singing
doxological praise
usedAs doxology tune
usedIn Anglican worship
Congregational worship
English-language hymnals
Presbyterian worship
Protestant worship
Reformed church traditions

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Psalm 100 inspiredWork Old 100th (Doxology tune)