Stirring arrangement of the classic hymn Rock of Ages,
perfect for prelude, offertory, or other service music.
If the sixteenth notes look daunting, remember it
doesn't have to go too fast!
This sheet music is part of the collection of crosby3145 :
Every church has its
favorite hymns, and Northgate
Baptist Church in Norman,
Oklahoma, is no exception.
Our hymnal—Soul-Stirring
Songs & Hymns—has 503
entries, yet there are certain
ones we sing more often than
others. Some were well-known
to me when I came to Oklahoma
in 2014—others were
unfamiliar to me, but a few
weeks at Northgate ensured
that they would be very
familiar.
Obviously, the most important
person in determining which
hymns will be the favorites is
the person who picks the
hymns, and that would be our
songleader, Brother Lanzo.
His favorite hymn is “Sweet
Hour of Prayer”—often the
second of the two hymns we
sing during the service.
“Come Thou Fount” is also
one of his favorites—he
commonly sings that as a
special. I’d never heard
“No, Not One!” or “Joy
Unspeakable,” before I came
to Northgate, but he often
picks those as well.
Other people have contributed
to the favorites list, though.
Dr. Eichmann, an elderly
gentleman who passed away my
second year at Northgate, used
to sing specials all the
time—and his favorite song
to sing was “Ship, Ahoy!”
Pastor Ullery likes that song
too—he’ll sing the chorus
when he’s checking to see if
his microphone’s working.
Now, to say that the church
only has ten favorites would
be a gross
mischaracterization.
Indeed—and yours is probably
the same way—there are at
least twenty, possibly thirty,
frequently performed hymns
that could have made it into
this collection. Brother
Keith used to sing “To God
Be the Glory” all the time,
Brother Lanzo picks “He
Lives” very often, and Mrs.
Ullery often ends the service
with “Wherever He Leads,
I’ll Go,” for the
invitation. Those very easily
could have made the cut, and I
have arranged or will arrange
them, but in the interest of
keeping the collection to ten,
I had to hand-select a few.
All of these are some of our
favorites at Northgate—and
soon, I hope, they’ll be
among yours too—if they’re
not already. Enjoy!
(Note: At Calvary and Ship
Ahoy! are part of this
collection-they are listed
under At Calvary! and Nine
Other Great Hymns of the Faith
by Daniel B. Towner)
(Note: Sweet Hour of Prayer is
listed under The Solid Rock
and Nine Other Hymns by
William B. Bradbury)