A gentle contemporary arrangement of the classic Thanksgiving hymn, Sing to the Lord of Harvest. Features piano, bass, drums, and acoustic guitar. Great for Thanksgiving Day and weekend services. Main themes about God's endless love.
Bb C D F
A mellow arrangement of the hymn O God of Mercy, God of Light. Features piano and strings, and light percussion, with a special cathedral pipe organ 3rd verse. This track features a rubato opening, where the piano plays the entire hymn one time through, which can be used as a bonus 4th verse.
Ab C F
A beautiful, soulful, modern pop ballad version of the traditional Methodist hymn Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us. Features piano, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, gradually building to a moving final chorus. Reharmonized for a more gospel feel. This version plays through 3 verses.
Eb C F
A contemporary arrangement of the classic hymn Rock of Ages, with a slightly jazzy and pop infused sound. Features piano and acoustic guitar with bass and drums and light synths. Originally by Augustus Toplady, the setting was first written by Thomas Hastings in 1830. This arrangement features 4 verses.
Bb D G
A mellow and simple, yet moving arrangement of the classic hymn, This Is My Father's world. Perfect for soloists and congregational singing. Original text by Maltbie D Babcock and tune by Franklin L Shephard, published in 1901. Three verses, with a key change - up one whole step - for the third verse.
C D F
A traditional arrangement of the classic Lenten hymn for string orchestra, woodwinds and piano. Three verses. There are several tunes commonly used for this hymn- this arrangement uses the Vox Dilecti melody by John Dykes.
G Eb Bb
This heartfelt spiritual about standing with God is presented here in a simple folk style with two acoustic guitars, upright bass, and drums. Adopted by the civil rights movement as "We Shall Not Be Moved", the melody now conjures images of standing against injustice.
D C F
This beautiful classical work is commonly performed as a recessional at weddings and at other joyous occasions. The opening of Act 3 from Handel's opera Solomon, it is recorded here from Handel's original scoring for string orchestra, two oboes, and harpsichord.
Bb
The opening overture to Handel's Messiah. Played by full orchestra from Handel's original scores. Allegro, but with a slow introduction. Sets the stage perfectly for the full Messiah.
Em
Movement thirteen in Handel's Messiah is the only purely instrumental movement, without any singing at all. It's useful as an interlude, contemplative moment, or during an intermission. The title "Pifa" suggests shepherds' music played traditionally at Christmas by the Italian "pifferare" (pipers or shepherds).
C
This grand and peaceful SATB chorus is movement 21 of Handel's Messiah. The last movement in Part 1, it is usually the last song before intermission in performances of the full work. Gentle and easy to sing with a triumphant ending, with a text simple enough for anyone to understand.
Bb
This slow minor-key SATB chorus is Movement 22 of Handel's Messiah, opening the second part. Beautiful and dramatic canonic entrances, with all the choral parts clearly mirrored in the orchestra.
Gm
Movement 28 of Handel's Messiah is a four-part SATB fugal work about Christ's faith in God. All vocal parts are doubled clearly in the orchestra, making the complex music easy to sing. A fairly fast allegro movement with a slow dramatic ending.
Cm
Movement 32 of Handel's Messiah is an aria for tenor (or soprano). Moderately, calm, and stately, it occurs just after Christ is killed, and reassures the audience that his death is temporary. Orchestral direction and tempos follow the London Philharmonic recording with Walter Susskind conducting.
A
A brief tenor recitative, accompanied by harpsichord and strings. Movement 42 of Handel's Messiah, this functions as a short introduction to the tenor aria "Thou Shalt Break Them".
E
