40 Beloved Christian Hymns Volume I for Clarinet Quartet is the first collection of traditionally scored, and frequently used hymns in many Christian worship services. This collection has been completely revised and now includes an optional Organ/Piano/Harpsichord part. The Titles include: A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Abide With Me - All Creatures of Our God and King - All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name! - Amazing Grace - At the Cross Mine Eyes Have seen the Glory (Battle Hymn of the Republic) - Be Thou My Vision Blessed Assurance Breathe on Me, Breath of God - Crown Him With Many Crowns - Eternal Father, Strong to Save - Fairest Lord Jesus - Faith of Our Fathers - For the Beauty of the Earth - God of Our Fathers - Holy, Holy, Holy - I Love to Tell the story - In the Garden - It is Well With My Soul (When Peace Like a River) - Jesus Christ is Risen Today - Jesus Loves Me - Jesus Paid It All - Jesus Shall Reign - Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee - Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Nearer My God to Thee - Onward Christian Soldiers - Praise the Lord! - O Heavens, Adore Him - Rock of Ages - Shall We Gather at the River - Take My Life and Let it Be - The Lords is My Shepard, I'll Not Want - The Old Rugged Cross - To God be the Glory - We Gather Together - Were You There - What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Wonderful Words of Life. To view and listen to this piece IN ITS ENTIRETY as well hundreds of other arrangement and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Total Playing Time approximately 54:00 with repeats. Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDoqqqh713g

This setting of George Bernard's Classic Hymn, "Old Rugged Cross," for Clarinet quartet/choir takes a completely new approach harmonically in this arrangement. While the famous melody in the 1st clarinet has a few added embellishments, the rest of the ensemble joins with tighter jazz-influenced harmony.

A reflective approach to this piece of music would be extremely rewarding in a worship setting when used either as an offertory or as a lead-in to a music set. While none of the individual parts are particularly challenging, it will still be an exercise in balanced small ensemble playing.

Note: I have added a 4th clarinet part in the pdf for quartets who do not have a bass clarinet I know that there are some fairly ornate instrumental quartet versions of George Bennard's hymn The Old Rugged Cross. However, I thought it would be useful, for some groups, also to have simpler instrumental quartet versions available, which follow the original. So here they are: They are available on this site for flute, woodwind, clarinet, saxophone, string and recorder quartets