This is the third part of the Easter Cantata, composed in 1797 by Christian Friedrich Ruppe. It was originally performed by the Lutheran orphanage choir and the Leiden University Orchestra.

He was born in Bad Salzungen in 1753 as the son of an organ and hat maker, Ernst Salomon Ruppe. It is known that he enrolled as a student in Leiden, and later succeeded Carel Vermeulen as conductor. He was also connected to the Lutheran church as an organist, and had a new organ built there.
He also worked as a conductor and singing teacher at the Lutheran Orphanage. This was a unique choir, since it was composed of boys and girls and in the Netherlands as far as known never occurred before. For this, he also wrote some works, usually with orchestral accompaniment, such as the "Music for Christmas 1796", and this "Music for Easter 1797", and two further Christmas cantatas from 1797 and 1798, of which unfortunately only the text of is left. Later, Ruppe was appointed lecturer in the field of music, the first in the Netherlands at all, and also wrote accompanying work - Theorie der Heedendaagschen Muzijk, which is a free translation of the Versuch der wahren Art Klavier zu spielen by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach. He also wrote other occasional works, six organ concerts (one of which was only a keyboard extract is left), lots of chamber music for piano, with or without other instruments.

Text:
"Dit is de dag, de roem der dagen,
die Isrels God geheiligd heeft,
laat ons verheugd van zorg ontslagen,
Hem roemen die ons blijdschap geeft,
Och Heer, geef thans Uw zegeningen,
Och Heer! Geef heil op dezen dag!
Och dat men op deez' eerstelingen
een rijken oogst van voorspoed zag."

Translation:
"This is the day, the fame of the days,
Who has sanctified Isrel's God;
Let us rejoice, relieved from worries,
Praise him who gives us joy.
O LORD, now give Your blessings;
O LORD, give salvation on this day;
Oh, that one on this firstlings
Saw a rich harvest of prosperity."

Recording on the conducting exam of Leander Schoormans on 23 April 2019. The pictures are the original manuscript which are located in Leiden.

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