One of our favorite hymns to sing at Northgate Baptist
Church in Norman, Oklahoma, is Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus. There have been many times where I've been
sitting at the piano, and our songleader has called out
number 432. The problem is, he doesn't mean this piece
when he calls out 432. He means the other tune, 433,
and if you start playing this one, he'll sing 433
anyway. After a couple awkward incidents, the pianist
gets it down and reads his mind, but it's rather
ironic...
This m...(+)
One of our favorite hymns to sing at Northgate Baptist
Church in Norman, Oklahoma, is Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus. There have been many times where I've been
sitting at the piano, and our songleader has called out
number 432. The problem is, he doesn't mean this piece
when he calls out 432. He means the other tune, 433,
and if you start playing this one, he'll sing 433
anyway. After a couple awkward incidents, the pianist
gets it down and reads his mind, but it's rather
ironic...
This may be the wrong tune at Northgate, but unlike a
lot of hymns with two or more tunes, there's not a
clear winner in the popularity department. Lots of
people sing the one by Webb (which I intend to arrange
next), and lots of people sing the one by Geibel,
presented here. Most hymnals include both, something
they rarely do for any others. The reason for this is
probably that they're both great--I must confess, I
don't have a favorite myself.
For whatever reason, this hymn took me three days to
arrange, plus two more to proofread. I'd been
listening to a ton of piano recitals the day I started
it, so the arrangement I did is definitely
Liszt-inspired. However, it's a melody that works well
in Liszt's style, and I hope I've been able to show
some of what that Hungarian master would have done had
he decided to arrange this piece. As always, I hope
you enjoy it!
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