SKU: WD.080689705120
UPC: 080689705120.
In the past twenty years, worship styles in many churches have transformed, emphasizing a personal worship that strives for intimacy with the Father. This renewal led some ministries, perhaps unintentionally, to abandon the great hymns of our faith in favor of newly composed worship songs. Other ministries, in an effort to create a balanced worship style, mixed the new with the old, sometimes with results that only amplified the differences between the two. Hymns for Praise & Worship bridges the stylistic gap between modern-day worship songs and the hymns of our Christian heritage. A select advisory board of active music ministers, Word Music staff and key choral arrangers were assembled to pinpoint fifty-six hymns from the vast array of hymnody, not only for their musical quality, but for the messages that they bring to worshippers today. Veteran choral arrangers John E. Coates and Travis Cottrell have been creating new settings of hymns for their own congregations for years. Their experience as worship leaders brought not only musicality, but also congregational and choral pragmatism to each new arrangement in Hymns for Praise & Worship. With all of the same editions and features as the Songs for Praise & Worship series, this collection is designed to work hand-in-hand with existing resources for worship. Various stylistic changes make these settings flow easily, appeal to the modern ear, and correlate with the styles of contemporary praise & worship songs. Throughout this book you will encounter variations from traditional time signatures, intuitive syncopated rhythms, and substituted chords and harmonies. Even the few hymns with more traditional settings are treated in a manner that takes the congregation on a journey through the verses, sometimes in a more through-composed manner, and usually culminating in a climactic conclusion. Each of the changes was not implemented arbitrarily, but with the goal of making the timeless messages of each hymn leap from the page in new and exciting ways. Two added features of Hymns for Praise & Worship are the demonstration and accompaniment recordings. While the songs in the collection are well known, the new arrangements are not. The staff of Word Music felt that it was vital to provide audible resources to teach and lead worship to best communicate the desires of the arrangers. All of the core editions (Choir/Worship Team, Worship Planner, Keyboard Edition, Guitar Edition) reflect the verses and voicings used on the recordings.
SKU: WD.080689416873
UPC: 080689416873.
SKU: WD.080689419874
UPC: 080689419874.
SKU: WD.080689423871
UPC: 080689423871.
SKU: WD.080689434877
UPC: 080689434877.
SKU: WD.080689428876
UPC: 080689428876.
SKU: WD.080689418877
UPC: 080689418877.
SKU: WD.080689433870
UPC: 080689433870.
SKU: WD.080689424878
UPC: 080689424878.
SKU: WD.080689421877
UPC: 080689421877.
SKU: BT.9780713663440
ISBN 9780713663440. English.
This book contains 59 tried and tested songs about topics including the world, the seasons, being a friend and caring for animals. There are tuneful hymns and thought-provoking subjects, just what's needed to fill the musicslot in assembly or at Sunday school. Includes CD of backing tracks.
SKU: WD.080689613173
UPC: 080689613173.
WATCH FOR A MESSAGE FROM ARRANGER CLIFF DUREN
THE KING IS HERE—a Multi-Generational, Praise & Worship Musical for Christmas, arranged and orchestrated by Cliff Duren, and featuring The Station Hill Worship Choir (from The Church at Station Hill where Cliff serves as Music and Worship Minister)— is a brand-new Christmas Worship Musical designed to unite all ages, while rejoicing in the birth of our Savior and King. Filled with heartfelt, passionate songs of worship, THE KING IS HERE is guaranteed to bring your church family together, as children, youth, adults, and seniors all join in the presentation of this inspirational, praise-filled work!
Unique and fresh in style, THE KING IS HERE may be used as a full musical, or as a resource for stand-alone worship songs throughout the Christmas season! Offering a variety of styles to give you a little bit of everything, THE KING IS HERE ensures that both your choir and congregation will love taking this journey of adoration together, celebrating the birth of the King of Kings during the most wonderful time of the year!
“In the 95th Psalm, David said that the Lord is a “great God and a great King above all gods” (v. 3). That verse is the heart behind The King Is Here…that those who sing and hear it will know that the Lord Jesus Christ is the one true God.” – Cliff Duren
SKU: WD.080689592171
UPC: 080689592171.
Easter! Resurrection Sunday! Believers across the world gather to offer praise and thanksgiving as they celebrate our Lord’s glorious victory over death, hell and the grave! Cries of “Hallelujah, He is risen!†ring out in the halls of cathedrals, from behind pulpits, and within the walls of our churches; they soar around the globe on broadcast signals, are proclaimed on the hillsides, shouted from the shores during Easter Sunrise services, and rise up from choir lofts, as singers lift their voices to sing of our Redeemer and conquering King. Yes, Hallelujah! He is risen!But before God’s awesome display of resurrection power raised Christ from the dead, the Savior had to walk that long, lonely road leading to Calvary. It is on that dark and dangerous road, through a journey of sorrow and suffering, that Christ willingly went to the cross. There He died for our sins, paying the ultimate price for our redemption. ROAD TO CALVARY, the new Easter musical from Word Music & Church Resources, arranged by Daniel Semsen, walks us down the path leading to Calvary’s road. Together we follow His footsteps as Jesus traveled from Nazareth, across the hills of Galilee, traversing the Mount of Olives, and walking a lifetime of steps toward Gethsemane. There He prayed all alone in the garden, agonizing over the terrible pain and suffering He knew He would soon endure. Carrying the weight of our sins up Calvary's hill, He gave His life’s blood for the redemption of every man, woman and child; there He established this unimaginably beautiful truth for all people, for all time...Calvary covers it all.
SKU: WD.080689563171
UPC: 080689563171.
Perfect for your choir’s Easter service comes a new, dynamically blended Simply Word Easter Musical, anchored by the Dove Award-winning Worship Song of the Year, Because He Lives (Amen)! This extremely popular, brilliantly-written title song (Matt Maher, ChrisTomlin, and more!) gives singular focus to a new musical of power and praise…artfully complemented by inspiring new songs with narration written by acclaimed songwriter Tony Wood, and featuring exciting, imaginative choral arrangements by David Wise.From the opening strains of the classic hymn, My Savior's Love (“How marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be!â€), to the energetic tones of Shouts of Hosanna, to the emotionally charged lyrics of Wonder of Your Cross—every note, every orchestral cue, every word of narration, navigates for us Christ’s journey from the cross to His glorious resurrection, as the choir ends to the triumphant sounds of Because He Lives...Amen!Your presentation of BECAUSE HE LIVES…AMEN! will be greatly enhanced by the use of the visually-inspiring DVD Accompaniment Track. Celebrate the resurrection power present in the lives of all believers through this compelling musical which gives you the added benefit of well-written, easily attainable Simply Word choral arrangements, designed to make your choir sound bigger than life!