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Singers of all ages love to perform partner songs, and the Partners in Praise Series overflows with traditional melodies arranged in partner song fashion for children's, youth and adult choirs. Each songbook in the series provides a wonderful source of easily-prepared titles for worship and Christian school concerts, as well as reproducible song and narration sheets . . . no need to buy additional copies for the singers! Add the delightful short narratives before each song and create a medley of two or more songs for children's chapel, special Sunday school programs, vacation Bible school and adult fellowship events. Combine several groups of singers and perform all six songs with narration for a special 15-20 minute musical program. Partners in . . . Spirituals, the first installment in the series, includes six partner song arrangements of some of the best-loved spirituals of all time. Great for performance throughout the year, they also are appropriate for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, Ascension, Christ the King and Pentecost, All Saints' and Lent, communion and peace Sunday, and evangelism or stewardship. Don't miss Tom Goeman's wonderfully orchestrated recording! Both a full performance/accompaniment CD recording and a money-saving Book/CD Kit are available separately. Titles Include: Glory Bound (This Train / When the Saints Go Marchin' In) * Peace Like a River, Kum Ba Yah * Good News! (Go, Tell It on the Mountain) * Carry Me Home (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Deep River) * Rise and Shine! * Sing with the Spirit! (I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing).

Item Number: A0.891209 With plenty of unison, conservative vocal range and tessitura, and guarded homorhythmic and polyphonic divisions, this piece would be great for either beginning men's choir or for the tenors and bass of your mixed choir to distinguish themselves on your Christmas concert or for a men's Advent or Christmas anthem. Would also be an effective selection for men's ensemble or duet to take to Solo and Ensemble festival. "Personent Hodie" is a Christmas carol originally published in the 1582 Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a volume of 74 Medieval songs with Latin texts. Arranged for unison voices and orchestra in 1916 by Gustav Holst (1874?1934), it is often used as a processional hymn in church and cathedral services. The text is translated by "James M. Joseph," a pseudonym of the composer Jane M. Joseph (1894?1929).