SKU: HL.380304
UPC: 196288018865. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Psalm 148.
Brimming with energy and acclamations of worship, this festive new setting of a classic hymn text will dazzle and delight the congregation. The piano establishes the rhythmic drive, immediately capturing a spirit of joy! Powerful opening melodic gestures provide a strong theme that craftily uses mixed meters to engage and propel the singing forward. A contrasting B section features a hide-a-hymn component, introducing HYFRYDOL as something recognizable to this exciting worship offering.
SKU: HL.365819
UPC: 840126962109. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Daniel 12:3, Matthew 2:2, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 85:8.
This rustic approach to the early-American tunes WARRENTON and NETTLETON will raise the joy level in your sanctuary! The original text has a sprinkling of Wesleyan lyric thrown in for good measure and comes wrapped up in a surprising choral/bluegrass jubilee. A contrasting middle section delivers a lyrical pause in the dance, but the joy soon returns as the anthem races to a decisive ending. Score and Parts (fdl, bjo, mndln, ac gtr, up b, dm) available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.357348
UPC: 840126943306. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Isaiah 55:12, Luke 19:40.
Swinging with joy, this cheerful original is filled with confidence, boldly sharing a song of praise and devotion. An infectious theme sounds in unison before giving over to urban gospel-styled harmonies that sweep the listener along in celebration. Special vocal effects accompany a soloist in the middle section, building energy to a rollicking recap of the theme. A powerful finale to your service or concert, you won't want to miss this easy-to-learn affirmation of faith!
SKU: LP.765762102521
UPC: 765762102521.
This deeply moving and compelling musical is a beautiful response to God's loving, sacrificial and powerful act of redemption. Sacred and cherished hymns, popular worship songs, and new, expressive compositions combine in arrangements that are both poignant and moving, while retaining a level of difficulty that even the smallest choir can master. The emotive narrations are derived directly from the scriptures and perfectly frame the musical settings. In addition, the work includes several solo and congregational opportunities for participation. Echoing the song of heaven's eternity, this 47-minute presentation is assembled in 4 main sections: I. Worthy of Praise II. Worthy of Our Love III. A Worthy Sacrifice IV. Worthy of Exaltation
SKU: HL.379632
UPC: 196288018148. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Isaiah 42:10, Psalm 40:3, Revelation 14:3.
Instantly appealing, this retro-styled praise song is a delight for both ear and heart! A prayer that asks for the gift of a new song from the Lord, the anthem dances with unbridled joy and praise. An invigorating gospel-rock piano part establishes the vibe, with the voices joining to celebrate the exultation of worship.
SKU: HL.1103658
ISBN 9781705176719. UPC: 196288101673. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. John 12:13, Matthew 21:8, Psalm 92:12.
With the character of a noble procession, this introit is an excellent mingling of artistry and functionality. Easily learned, and impressive in its impact, choir and handbells join together to create the perfect opener for your Palm Sunday services.
SKU: HL.365817
UPC: 840126962086. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Isaiah 49:13, Psalm 108:2, Romans 15:11.
From the opening bell tones in the piano, this anthem awakens the worshipping church to praise. Incorporating the early-American hymn tune PISGAH, this original piece celebrates the sacred call of music in proclaiming the joy of the Lord. The folklike character in the substance of the music is displayed in the melodic contours and rustic harmonic vocabulary. This is the day for singing and for sending alleluias soaring!
SKU: LO.10-1513S
UPC: 000308033823.
Based on joyful words from Psalm 138, this triumphant anthem of praise will surely be a highlight of any service. The ambitious and dynamic accompaniment under girds the solid choral writing.
SKU: HL.374944
UPC: 196288017387. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Ezekiel 11:19, I Peter 1:3, II Corinthians 5:17, Isaiah 40:31.
For Eastertide, this anthem of hope and challenge provides a noble gesture that will send hearts and voices soaring with praise. A confident hymnlike theme announces a new day for renewal, restoration and revival! Framed as a call to worship, the verses conclude with a distinctive mixed-meter pattern that overflows with joyful confidence. After a satisfying development section, the main theme returns transformed with a sweeping descant that touches the heights in a celebration of life. Glorious! Score and Parts (tpt 1-2, tbn 1-2, timp) available as a digital download. Part for Handbells (3 oct., 26 bells) also available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.277282
UPC: 840126915006. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Program note:Looking Up is a piece for large chorus and orchestra, and is in three sections, played without pause. In the 16th century, a variety of psalters in meter were printed in England, with the idea of making psalm-singing something that could happen easily at home, with the rhyming meter being an aid to memorization. These translations are wonderful exercises in brevity and sometimes clumsy rhymemaking, and were usually prefaced by a lengthy explanation as to their merits; the title of one of the first such volumes in English is: The Psalter of Dauid newely translated into Englysh metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men. I thought it would be appropriate to set one of these introductions, and the first section of Looking Up sets the preface to Thomas Ravenscroft's psalter (1621), in which he writes: “The singing of Psalmes (assay the Doctors) comforteth the sorrowfull, pacifieth the angry, strengtheneth the weake, humbleth the proud, gladdeth the humble, stirres up the slow, reconcileth enemies, lifteth up the heart to heavenly things, and uniteth the Creature to his Creator.”It begins meditatively, but eventually grows agitated and fervent, with a vision of the “quire of Angels and Saints” “redoubling anddescanting” - an ecstatic and terrifying vision of the skies opening up. Ravenscroft then encourages the use of instrumental musicfor worship, at which point, a long, acrobatic orchestral interlude with jagged edges antagonizes the choir, who sing a kind of private, anxious meditation on two pitches.One of the most delicious biblical texts is an Apocryphal prayer known as the Benedicite or the Prayer of the Three Children (the same who were rescued by an angel after King Nebuchadnezzar tried to have them burnt in an oven for not bowing to his image). The text is repetitive, obsessive, and a gift to composers - each line is an invocation of an element of the natural world, followed by the phrase, “blesse ye the Lord, praise him & magnify him for ever.” In Looking Up, the setting begins with three solo voices, and then grows to include the whole choir, itemizing the whole of creation. The idea that these boys are spared from the furnace and then five minutes later are saying, “O ye the fire and warming heate, blesse ye the Lord...” has always felt very loaded to me, and the orchestra plays with this conflict between joyful praise and a more terrible (in the 16th-century sense) awefor the divine.The text for the third, and shortest, section is taken from Christopher Smart's (1722-1771) A Song to David, purportedly written during his confinement in a mental asylum. This ode to King David points out how David, as the author of some of the Psalms, observes the whole world from the “clustering spheres” to the “nosegay in the vale.&rdquo.
SKU: WD.080689635175
UPC: 080689635175.
“Stand and join the endless song…He shall reign forever!” The Integrity Choral Series, in association with Word Music & Church Resources, proudly presents the latest Integrity Christmas Musical, filled with celebration and praise, JOY! He Shall Reign. Eloquently created by Tony Wood and Michael Farren, and brilliantly arranged and orchestrated by Cliff Duren, this joyous musical will invite and unite your choir and congregation into a time of praise this Christmas. Exciting and uplifting, JOY! He Shall Reign is a musical that will stir the Christmas spirit in your congregation, as they unite in bringing glorious praise to the Lord, rejoicing over His great gift to us. Intertwining popular worship songs with Christmas favorites, such as What a Beautiful Name with O Come, Let Us Adore Him and We Are Watching, while also introducing new and powerful Christmas songs of worship and praise, this musical – full of wonder and celebration – will have your congregation on their feet with hearts overflowing with gratitude and praise as they celebrate the season of light with JOY! He Shall Reign!
SKU: MN.50-6112
UPC: 688670561122. English. Psalm 81:1–2.
A joyous setting of Psalm 81:1-2. This work has a stirring organ accompaniment that may be easily adapted for piano.
SKU: LP.DC-9150
UPC: 765762009523.
TOM FETTKE'S choral settings of 21 hymns, praise songs and gospel favorites in a wide range of styles. Professional quality recording useful as an aid to choir members learning the music from choral book, or as a listening CD for personal enjoyment and m.
SKU: AU.9798889830542
ISBN 9798889830542.
A gently contoured melody uplifts the poetry of Susan Palo Cherwien in this graceful anthem by Zebulon Highben. The text can be found in Peace, Be Still: Hymns of Susan Palo Cherwien, Volume 3 and highlights the need for unified voices singing the story of God the Creator and our need for renewal and peace. The music is largely 2-part mixed with an expressive SATB a cappella third stanza. A lovely addition to your choral season and useful throughout the year.