SKU: HP.9085
UPC: 763628190859.
In Little Seeds you will find new hymns from my heart. My devotional life is given to you in my hymnwriting. During the past three years I have been writing songs for the unity of the church - songs reminding us of our baptism. I have been writing biblical story hymns for lesser-known characters. I have written paperless songs that may be easily memorized. I set a Rumi poem. There are new hymns for Christian missions from everywhere to everywhere. You will find new texts and musical settings for folk songs from around the world. I hope I have treated these with the love and respect they deserve. You will find alternate arrangements of some songs that may be useful in different settings. Lim Swee Hong composed three tunes for this collection at my request. I am also pleased to include Lianne Tan's first published hymn tune in Little Seeds.
SKU: CF.CM9773
ISBN 9781491164440. UPC: 680160923342. Key: C# minor. English. Christina Rossetti.
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,                            Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;                                Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,                               In the bleak midwinter, long ago.What can I give Him, poor as I am?                                            If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;                                     If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;                                    Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.The text from this beloved poem of Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was originally published in an 1872 issue of Scribner’s Monthly, under the title A Christmas Carol. In the first of its five stanzas, the speaker describes in great detail a bitingly cold winter scene, void of both warmth and light. By the final stanza, the speaker's thoughts turn inward, asking what gift they may offer the infant Jesus, meek though they believe themselves to be.The poem was later set by English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) as a contribution to the English Hymnal in 1906 and remains the most popular setting today.London-born Rossetti came to be regarded not only as one of the greatest female poets of her time, but as an outspoken advocate on several societal issues, including slavery and cruelty towards animals.In this setting, word painting is of the utmost importance. Careful attention to word stress throughout the course of the piece will make the performance all the more captivating. Descriptive lines such as “frosty wind made moan†should be conveyed with swelling crescendos, like frigid gusts of frozen air.While this piece features an original tune, the beloved Holst melody is also featured briefly, beginning in m. 28. Take care to bring this out.There are plenty of other allusions to wintry scenes scattered throughout the choral parts as well as the accompaniment. I encourage you to put your sleuthing “hats†on and find them all. It will make the learning experience much more memorable and fun.
SKU: LO.30-3574MD
UPC: 000308149869.
Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed! The living God has poured out precious blood to reclaim us, His people. This blueprint is the heart of the gospel, and Jay Rouse and Rose Aspinall have made that incredible gift central to the creation of this musical. Beginning with Jay's modern setting of the beloved hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns to the triumphant, gospel-infused finale, He's Risen, Hallelujah!, the work of the cross is celebrated and reverenced with emotion, warmth, sorrow, and rejoicing. The anchor song, It Took a Lamb, is a classic from Geron Davis, while This is How We Know What Love Is provides an original offering that tells the story and excitement of running to the tomb and finding the stone rolled away. Your congregation will want to sing along with The Blood of Jesus Medley and will be drawn into worship by There is a Fountain. These six very accessible songs can be used in their entirety or across the Easter season as a beautiful 30-minute work.
SKU: LO.99-3870MD
UPC: 000308149913.
SKU: LO.30-3576MD
UPC: 000308149876.
SKU: MN.50-0040
UPC: 688670500404. Text: Marilyn Biery.
An original text by Marilyn Biery expresses our gratitude for all of the gifts given by God. The text is matched with original music, with the first stanza introduced in unison, followed by a canonic treatment of the second stanza. The third stanza begins in unison and then blossoms into an expansive alleluia. An optional hymn setting is included in the publication.
SKU: LO.99-3993MD
UPC: 000308153231.
Split-track Accompaniment CD for 55/1199MD This deeply moving collection from Jay Rouse includes six songs that glory in the cross of Christ. Highly appropriate for use throughout the Easter season, it is just as impactful year-round. It includes the classic Annie Herring Easter Song in an easily learned contemporary style; a gospel setting of the much-loved hymn My Savior’s Love; two modern worship anthems, Broken Bread, Broken Life and Jesus Crucified; the beloved Dottie Rambo song I Will Glory in the Cross; and an elegant setting of the timeless hymn Beneath the Cross of Jesus. Optional narrations from gifted writer Rose Aspinall will bring the truths of scripture to life in a refreshing way. There’s an eternal mystery in the cross, that instrument of death and grace. Hanging there by His own choosing, the Son of God purchases life for you and me..
SKU: LO.99-3992MD
UPC: 000308153224.
Stereo Accompaniment CD for 55/1199MD This deeply moving collection from Jay Rouse includes six songs that glory in the cross of Christ. Highly appropriate for use throughout the Easter season, it is just as impactful year-round. It includes the classic Annie Herring Easter Song in an easily learned contemporary style; a gospel setting of the much-loved hymn My Savior’s Love; two modern worship anthems, Broken Bread, Broken Life and Jesus Crucified; the beloved Dottie Rambo song I Will Glory in the Cross; and an elegant setting of the timeless hymn Beneath the Cross of Jesus. Optional narrations from gifted writer Rose Aspinall will bring the truths of scripture to life in a refreshing way. There’s an eternal mystery in the cross, that instrument of death and grace. Hanging there by His own choosing, the Son of God purchases life for you and me..
SKU: LO.55-1199MD
ISBN 9780787765644.
This deeply moving collection from Jay Rouse includes six songs that glory in the cross of Christ. Highly appropriate for use throughout the Easter season, it is just as impactful year-round. It includes the classic Annie Herring Easter Song in an easily learned contemporary style; a gospel setting of the much-loved hymn My Savior’s Love; two modern worship anthems, Broken Bread, Broken Life and Jesus Crucified; the beloved Dottie Rambo song I Will Glory in the Cross; and an elegant setting of the timeless hymn Beneath the Cross of Jesus. Optional narrations from gifted writer Rose Aspinall will bring the truths of scripture to life in a refreshing way. There’s an eternal mystery in the cross, that instrument of death and grace. Hanging there by His own choosing, the Son of God purchases life for you and me..
SKU: MN.90-70
Text: Marilyn Biery.
This collection of twenty-five original hymn texts flows from the writers years of experience as a practicing Church musician. The texts cover many aspects of the church year and includes texts for many particular needs such as confirmation and stewardship. Eleven new hymn tunes are also included in this collection. Complete tune, title, topic, meter, and scriptural indexes are included, making this a very useful collection of hymns. Hymns include: Break Forth in Joyous Song Christ is the Vine, We are the Branches Come To Us, O Holy Spirit Easter Dawn, Streaming Bright Embrace the Love that Makes Us One Emmanuel Comes! From the Word of God, Creation Jesus Walked Among the People Joined Together As One Body Lift Up Your Hearts, You Poor in Spirit Listen to the Voice of Gladness Lord God, The Source of Every Gracious Gift May Peace from Christ Come Dwell in You O Dearest Jesus O God of All Life, Now Hid from Our Sight O God of Love, Enable Us O God, Hear My Cry Our Gifts, O Lord, to You We Bring Radiant Light, Love Divine Rejoice, Rejoice, God's Kingdom is Coming Seek a Place of Breathless Beauty The Ancient Story Thrills Our Modern Ear The Frozen Earth Begins to Thaw The Spirit Makes Us One in Christ We Sing our Love for Jesus.
SKU: MN.50-6046
UPC: 688670560460.
Text by Richard W. Young. This anthem serves as a joyful reminder that, as God sends his love to all humankind in his gifts of lifes essentials, his gift of salvation is also offered to all who will receive. The setting is based on the original hymn tune VALLE CRUCIS.
SKU: ST.B667
ISBN 9780852496671.
The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken, Reginald Heber, John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift. Quotations from hymns, letters and diaries, together with photographs, illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book, and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play. We have come to associate a special combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed. (The Local Preachers' Magazine) Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us, and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them. (The Hymn Society Bulletin).
