SKU: GI.G-5485
ISBN 9781579991555.
Those familiar with the music of John Bell know of his insightful and thought-provoking texts. Here, John provide us with a fresh look into the very familiar seasons of Advent and Christmas, and through song tells of the Savior's coming to the poor, to the downtrodden, and to the older folk. From lift Up Your Heads, a traditional Advent hymn, to Give Us, This Year, a prayer for Christmas to be a time of depth and spiritual significance, John Bell asks us to sing a different song during this holy season. Contains one each of the following octavos: He Will Come - Two African Christmas Carols: Good News for Everyone and Poor Folk Hear Him Gladly - Sing Gloria - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Folly and Love - Two Advent Hymns: Comfort, Comfort Now My People and O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - It Was to Older Folk - Lift Up Your Heads - Cloth for the Cradle - Voces angelorum - He Came Down - Fae Heichts o?? Heiven - A voice Proclaims - Why Don??t You Tear Apart the Heavens - Sing a Different Song - Give Us This Year - The Word - Advent Lullaby.
Thos e familiar with the music of John Bell know of his insightful and thought-provoking texts. Here, John provide us with a fresh look into the very familiar seasons of Advent and Christmas, and through song tells of the Savior's coming to the poor, to the downtrodden, and to the older folk. From lift Up Your Heads, a traditional Advent hymn, to Give Us, This Year, a prayer for Christmas to be a time of depth and spiritual significance, John Bell asks us to sing a different song during this holy season. Contains one each of the following octavos: He Will Come - Two African Christmas Carols: Good News for Everyone and Poor Folk Hear Him Gladly - Sing Gloria - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Folly and Love - Two Advent Hymns: Comfort, Comfort Now My People and O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - It Was to Older Folk - Lift Up Your Heads - Cloth for the Cradle - Voces angelorum - He Came Down - Fae Heichts o’ Heiven - A voice Proclaims - Why Don’t You Tear Apart the Heavens - Sing a Different Song - Give Us This Year - The Word - Advent Lullaby.
SKU: GI.G-8864
UPC: 785147886433. English.
New from Rory Cooney comes a glorious collection of music for the Advent and Christmas seasons. Many of the selections in this collection use tunes gathered from the traditions of various European cultures. Rory arranges these beautiful melodies and adds his own evocative texts, creating nostalgic yet new expres- sions of the Christmas story. The jewel in this Christmas crown is surely Rory’s SAB arrangement of “In the Bleak Midwinter.†It begins gently, quoting the first stanza of the Christina R ossetti text, then branches out into Rory’s own moving exploration of Christ’s incarnation. The “Christmas Gloriaâ€â€” based on the familiar French carol “Angels We Have Heard on Highâ€â€”employ s the text from the 2010 R evised Order of Mass. In this arrangement the third stanza of the prayer soars above the final refrain as an exhilarating soprano descant. Much of the newer music in this collection can be done a cappella. To enhance the texture, include the piano accompaniment, strings, and flute. Perfect for any choir large or small, the songs in Like No God We Had Imagined will add sparkle to your holiday liturgies. Contents: Friends in Christ, Rejoice, My Soul Gives Glory, The Advent Herald, Sing We Maranatha, In the Bleak Midwinter, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Still, Still, Still, In the Stillness of the Night, Christmas Gloria, Psalm 96: Christmas Midnight, Song at the Manger, Carol of the Stranger, Lullaby, Little One, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, I Saw Three Ships, Light in the Darkness.
SKU: GI.G-CD-494
Those familiar with the music of John Bell know of his insightful and thought-provoking texts. Here, John provides us with a fresh look into the very familiar seasons of Advent and Christmas, and through song tells of the Savior's coming to the poor, to the downtrodden and to the older folk. From Lift Up Your Heads, a traditional Advent hymn, to Give Us, This Year, a prayer for Christmas to be a time of depth and spiritual significance, John Bell asks us to sing a different song during this holy season. The collection includes original work as well as new arrangements of traditional tunes, all highly accessible and satisfying for any size choir! Â .
