A Simple Song of Praise

Here is a rebel piece of music that combines traditional sacred music with praise music. Beginning with the organ and a stately choir the text from II Chronicles 7:15-16 honors when God is with us in our sacred space. A praiseband feel takes over and introduces a simple song (sung by children or praise singers). Next thing you know the choir and organ bring in two traditional hymns (Come Thou Fount and Joyful Joyful) that all fit together. God istruly in this house for all people of all musical styles.

Simple Ways To Praise For Piano brings together some of the best-loved Christian praise songs of all time in fun and easy-to-play settings. The Play-Along CD is useful for rehearsal performance or simply personal enjoyment.The CD contains demonstration performances perfect for helping the beginning pianist learn these songs for the first time or for an accomplished player who is looking for fresh arrangements easily embellished and ready in an instant.

Here is the one you've been waiting for! Legendary pianist/composer Mark Hayes has compiled the best of his best into an amazing potpourri of praise that will become an indispensable addition to your sacred library. All of Mark'samazing versatility is here ? from jazzy contemporary songs to classic hymn settings from virtuosic concert pieces to meditative worship moments that will thrill the soul and melt the heart. Don't miss this best-sellingtreasury of one of America's most celebrated arrangers. Highly recommended!Contents: Tribute to America ? Savior like a Shepherd Lead Us ? Sing We Now of Christmas ? Masters in This Hall ? His Eye Ison the Sparrow ? Amazing Grace ? Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen/All Day All Night ? Once to Every Man and Nation ? It Is Well with My Soul ? Higher Ground ? Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross ?Simple Gifts ? I Need Thee Every Hour ? Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho ? Shall We Gather at the River/Near to the Heart of God ? Praise to the Lord the Almighty ? Silent Night ? Be Thou My Vision.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Not what we think of as today's 'praise songs' this is eight simple service pieces mostly two-part rounds some four-part an exceedingly useful addition to the folder.

This collection of English Christmas carols arranged by Star Edwards is a warming welcome to the season of festive cheer. Basked in tradition each and every carol will fill your seasonal celebrations with merrimentand joy.These timeless classics are a delight to play providing hours of entertainment year after year. The carols in 'English Carols for Celtic Harp' are arranged for the Folk Harp which beginners andadvanced beginners can play to usher in the gifts of this magical season.All of the carols in this book are provided with Guitar chords fingering and brackets suitable for nylon and wire strung folk harps arranged usingstandard bass patterns. Six songs contain lever changes which also provide a simple visual aid for smooth transitions. The carols are in the keys of F C G and D. Included with this book is a bonus song arranged for two harps perfect for beginners.

30 songs of faith in easy arrangements. Includes: Amazing Grace He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Jesus Loves Me Simple Gifts and many more.

Uses: General call to worship youth choir praise teamThe gentle touch of master songwriter Ken Medema delivers straight to the heart with this expressive worship song. Simple enough to be a praise chorus and yetin a choral context it takes on wings and soars. Discover the true heart of worship with this special musical offering.

Flowing with dignity and familiarity this new original song of thanks and praise is reminiscent of an old folk song set to new harmonies. The melody supports a poem by Bill Conner which describes the bounty of God's blessings.The easy setting moves into a simple canon that nicely enhances any service of thanksgiving.

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a succession of slightly different guises. The first verse is a straightforward four-part setting, the second gives the melody to the tenors and surrounds them with hushed, wordless writing for the other parts, and the third explores a freely canonic relationship between the tenor and soprano lines before carrying the previous verse-endings to a higher, more exalted pitch and mood. The fourth verse then expands its texture in a free climactic passage evoking the songs of praise sung by the angels. This subsides towards the final verse, where the texture of the music attenuates again to four parts, and canonic writing (based on the first four notes of the original melody) permeates all of them. This slightly extended statement leads to a hushed final cadence. Francis Pott (b. 1957) began musical life as a chorister at New College, Oxford. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood while pursuing piano studies privately in London with the distinguished British artist, Hamish Milne. Throughout the 1990s Francis was John Bennett Lecturer in Music at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and a lay clerk in the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. In 2001 he became Head of London College of Music, University of West London, later leading research across the University's Faculty of Arts and acceding in 2007 to its first Chair in Composition. Francis Pott has become recognised particularly for his sacred choral and organ music. This has been performed in concert and on radio in over three dozen countries worldwide, published by four major UK houses and released extensively on CD. Winner of four national composition awards, in 1997 he received first prize in the piano solo section of the S. S. Prokofiev Composing Competition, Moscow. In 2006 and 2011 he was a nominated finalist in the BASCA/BBC Annual Composer Awards. In summer 2012 he was winner of the international composing competition of the Cheltenham Festival, which sought new piano variations on the arioso song Bist du bei mir, well known in the arrangement by J. S. Bach. Francis lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Winchester. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Mark Hayes has arranged this intimate song of encounter with the Lord and it is spectacular. Deep Deep Love is a contemporary prayer of gratitude and praise. Terry Butler's words and music express our incredible and oftenoverwhelming thankfulness for Jesus's unconditional love. Mark Hayes's light jazz arrangement is simple but not simplistic and warm. The unique addition of saxophone accompaniment is like a breath of fresh air.

Uses: General Lent Youth Choir Praise Team Scripture: Hebrews 4:16 - Psalm 143:1 From atop the CCLI charts we offer a simple yet effective arrangement of a splendid contemporary worship chorus. Articulating our longing for the Living God this song is a prayer for a closer relationship with Christ and to be more like Him in all we do. The memorable chorus can be used with the audience joining the choir and erasing the boundaries between choir and congregation.

Opening with an optional solo voice stating the simple yet profound message, this anthem then flows into an elegant choral offering of reflective praise, and concludes with a seamless quotation of 'Lo, How a Rose.' This song has been recorded time and again by leading Christian artists, making it a modern classic. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)