Hear My Prayer O Lord

I have always loved the book of Psalms. The range of human emotions conveyed in that book is so real. Joy, sorrow, fear, hope, worry, confidence, anxiety, assurance and much more spring out of those wonderful verses. Yet underneath all of that is a bedrock faith that the cries of exhilaration and anguish will be heard and answered. In this collection I selected 13 verses from Psalms. On each I set a melodic line to the verse and then composed 9 variations on that line. Many of the arrangements were written and recorded on a 7 string guitar; however, every piece may be played quite successfully on a 6 string guitar. Where a low A or B appears in the notation, I have written a substitute note in the tablature which will work on a 6 string guitar. These solos may be played in concert, recital or in worship celebrations. I hope you enjoy them as they are very meaningful to me. Includes access to online audio.

Written from a personal perspective this prayerful ballad calls the believer to humbleness and reliance on the mercy of God. Portraying an authentic almost vulnerable spirit there is a heart-felt expression to be found in the text. The refrain is rich with colorful harmonies adding to the emotive qualities of this sincere expression of faith. Lord in heaven hear my prayer. God I need to know You're there.

Hear My Prayer Oh Lord manifests Purcell’s genius not only in his unerring setting of each line but in addition of challenging intervals and discordant moments to what is a deceptively simple melodic line. Purcell’s affecting anthem Hear My Prayer Oh Lord was writing in 1680 approximately and is likely to be part of a larger unfinished work. The autograph manuscript is held in the Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum from which John E West has edited this rendering of the work.

Contents: Clouds and Darkness * Lord * Thou Art My Refuge * Hear My Prayer * God is My shepherd * I Will Sing New Songs * Hear My Prayer * Lord * By the Waters of Babylon * Turn Thee to Me * I Will Lift Mine Eyes * Sing Ye a Joyful Song.

Hear My Prayer O Lord is one of Purcell's best known devout anthems - a stirring example of the beauty and power of dissonance and word-painting that builds to a soaring climax.

This beautiful piece by Tobin Stokes is loosely based on the five stages of grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The first section of the music, set for 6-part treble choir on the text Hear my prayer, Oh Lord, is polyphonic at a subdued dynamic level. The second phrase of the verse, and let my crying come unto thee, is homophonic and builds to a full climax before diminishing to a very soft and passionate ending. ScorePlay - click to view score with recording. / Choeur SSA

This exclusive collection brings together 12 of Nico Muhly?s sacred works for mixed-voice choir. These vivacious fresh and dramatic pieces will make an impact whether in the church or in the concert hall and range from the intimate Lord keep us modest when we claim to the effervescent Bright Star Carol alongside service music such as Muhly?s Third Service. All are accessible to learn and offer choirs a new slant on contemporary choral music at its very best.  'Choral music has always been at the emotional core of my musical output. Even when I?m writing large-scale orchestral works (or indeed chamber music) I alwaysfind myself returning to techniques and textures I?ve greedily stolen from centuries of music from Tye to Howells early and recent. I try to design my own choral music primarily for use in worship where the measure of the success of the piece is if it helps guide the listeners? ears upwards and elsewhere as sacred architecture and the various rituals of the church themselves are meant to do. The specificity of music heard only in certain seasons is for me an important and thrilling element of the choral tradition: a Beethoven Symphony is welcome at any point in the year but an anthem for Candlemas works only then at a certain time of day and on a certain day of the year. With this functional spirit at the heart of the compositional process I hope that the music collected here makes equal sense in a concert setting. These works range from ordinaries of the mass to hymns to motets and represent a decade and a half of output.' - Nico Muhly

Nowhere else will you find gathered together into one priceless treasury so many of your favourite American folk songs, patriotic anthems and marches, heart songs, sea chanteys, colonial songs, civil war songs, hymns, gospel songs, spirituals, Christmas carols, memorial songs, and sacred classics. This comprehensive volume includes over 175 full Piano arrangements with complete lyrics and chord symbols, and is illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and drawings throughout. / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

Selected for the 2015 Pacific International Children's Choir Festival this gentle prayer is gracious and moving. Jude Roldan has been composing music for the world-famous children's choir his wife conducts Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir for years. While the altos hold on to a pedal tone the voices above construct heart-warming chords. Along with the &ldquo

A song of faith and commitment. A solemn promise to live the life of grace that God intended for us. “We Are Yours Lord” is a prayerful anthem of dedication to serve and to share as good stewards of God's kingdom.Incorporating McAFee or “Near to the Heart of God ” this anthem is appropriate for worship throughout the year or for special services of dedication and commitment.

A Service Blessing. A final prayer for those who offer their song as an offering of praise, this brief piece moves beyond music to encourage hearts and lives in service to the Lord. A simple melody gently bathes the anthem with a sense of innocence and sincerity. Well-balanced unison and four-part writing is supported by a pleasant and effective accompaniment. A precious and reverent way to end a worship gathering!

(in C with Orchestra)-Malotte's setting of The Lord's Prayer has been lovingly adapted for SAB chorus in the key of C by Janet Klevberg Day.This heart-warming version is the perfect choice whatever the service or occasion.

(in C with Orchestra)-Malotte's setting of The Lord's Prayer has been lovingly adapted for 2-part chorus in the key of C by Janet Klevberg Day.This heart-warming version is the perfect choice whatever the service or occasion.

Nico Muhly's My Days for ATTB choir and five Viola Da Gambas. Parts for five Viols.This 16 minute piece of sheet music was commissioned by Wigmore Hall and the world première was performed by Fretwork and Hilliard Ensemble at Wigmore Hall October 2 2012.'My Days is a ritualised memory piece about Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) written for two ensembles whose recordings informed so much of my musical development. I feel like I spend half of my life trying to trick string players to play like Fretwork and vocalists to singlike the Hilliard Ensemble so it was with enormous pleasure that I composed this piece. The text isderived from Psalm 39 which Gibbons himself set as well as an account of Gibbons's own autopsy which is a poignant 17th century semi-anonymous text. One of the most thrilling things about the sound of five violas da gamba playing together is the sense of their phrasing being derived from vocal music but made somehow electric and ecstatic through ornamentation and the friction of the strings. The piece has an idée fixe based on a minor scale with two possible resolutions and many ornaments. In between iterations the voices in rhythmic unison intone the psalm. It isn't until the autopsy text arrives that the voices begin to split into more elaborate ?Gibbonsy? verses and responses. A series of semiimprovisedfragments on the text 'Take thy plague away from me' introduces the third section of the piece where plucked strings create a halo around the text 'hear my prayer OLord.' The piece ends with the ornaments wildly exploded over the voices singing two words endlessly repeated.' - Nico Muhly