Song List: Ah, Holy Jesus All Creatures Of Our God And King All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name! Amazing Grace! As with Gladness Men of Old Christ Is Alive! Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain Crown Him with Many Crowns Eternal Father, Strong to Save Father, We Praise Thee For The Beauty Of The Earth Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Jesus Shall Reign Joy To The World! Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Lord Jesus, Think On Me O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing O God, Our Help In Ages Past O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Of The Father's Love Begotten Silent Night! Holy Night! The Church's One Foundation The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want This Is My Father's World What Wondrous Love Is This When Morning Gilds the Skies Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life

The Best Hymns of All Time
Arranged for strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Book 2

We?re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts and could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments: string quartet or quintet or any size string ensemble. They are presented in a set of three books and include full four-part instrumental scores plus four separate parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello (and double bass). The double bass part is optional because it doubles the cello part an octave lower. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. The piano part too means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighter and richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octave higher. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

These arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. This is essential music for schools and many churches and contains probably all the hymns you?ll ever need. The scores and all the parts of Book 2 are contained in a single 59-page PDF file.

Book 2 contains the following twenty popular hymns: A Mighty Fortress is our God (Ein Feste Burg); Awake my Soul (Morning Hymn); All Creatures of our God and King (Lasst uns Erfreuen); All People that on Earth do Dwell (Old Hundredth); Angels we have Heard on High (Gloria); Be thou my Vision (Slane); Come Thou Font of Every Blessing (Nettleton); Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita); God moves in a Mysterious Way (London New); Glory to Thee, My God, This Night (Tallis Canon); How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds (St. Peter); Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St. Denio); Onward, Christian Soldiers (St. Gertrude); Let us with a Gladsome Mind (Monkland)
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Beecher); Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven (Lauda Anima); The Day Thou Gavest (St. Clement); The King of Love my Shepherd is (St. Columba); We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir pfl�gen); Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (Mannheim).

The audio samples include Angels we have Heard on High (Gloria); Be Thou my Vision (Slane) and Onward, Christian Soldiers (St. Gertrude). The music has been set in string-friendly keys so most of them are not compatible with the brass collection of the same name.

This valuable collection of hymns is just the first in a series of five! These are wonderful titles , from well-known favorites that many grew up with, to songs that are lesser known yet equally important. These tunes have the added benefit of being arranged in keys that are accessible to most vocal ranges, which is especially helpful when playing along with congregational singing. Arrangements are interesting and have lovely harmonies. Lever changes are indicated with diamond shaped notes. Some tunes have no lever changes, some have a lot. The left hand in a few of the tunes is quite active. An enormous amount of harp work for these 72 tunes.
Table of Contents: At the Lamb's High Feast,Hallelujah, What a Savior!,There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood, I Will Sing of My Redeemer, Am I a Soldier of the Cross?,I Know That My Redeemer Lives, Redeemed, My Faith Looks Up to Thee, Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder, Rejoice! Ye Pure in Heart, Blessed Be the Name, Rejoice, the Lord Is King!, All Creatures of Our God and King, Blessed Assurance, For the Beauty of the Earth, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Nature's Works His Praise Declare, This Is My Father's World, Praise Him! Praise Him!, How Great Thou Art, Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire, Come, Let Us Rise with Christ, Fairest Lord Jesus, Crown Him with Many Crowns, Come Down, O Love Divine, Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart, Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove, Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire, Blessed Quietness, Come, Holy Spirit, Dove Divine, Holy Spirit, Truth Divine, Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now, Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, Holy Ghost, with Light Divine, Holy, Holy, Holy, Christ for the World We Sing, Take Time to Be Holy, O for a Closer Walk with God, Jesus Shall Reign, Revive Us Again, Teach Me, O Lord, Thy Holy Way, Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire, O Zion Haste, Channels Only, Onward Christian Soldiers, I Love to Tell the Story, Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus, Be Thou My Vision, I Surrender All, Give of Your Best to the Master, All for Jesus, All for Jesus!, Close to Thee, O Jesus, I Have Promised, God of Grace and God of Glory, All People That on Earth Do Dwell, Grace Greater than Our Sin, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Faith of Our Fathers, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, Just As I Am, Praise the Lord! O Heavens Adore Him, Ancient of Days, Holy God, We Praise Your Name,
Come, We That Love the Lord, Who Is on the Lord?s Side, Softly and Tenderly, Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise, God of Our Fathers, O My Soul, Bless God the Father, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing, Depth of Mercy!