FORMATTED FOR TWO-SIDED PRINTING: Internationally acclaimed acoustic guitarist Ellsworth ("El") McMeen has been arranging hymns and other spiritual music for guitar for over 30 years. He started in standard guitar tuning, but moved away from that tuning into various so-called "open" tunings. He has been called the "King of CGDGAD tuning," in light of his prolific arrangements and compositions in that lush and evocative tuning. This major work of spiritual music contains 26 guitar settings of hymns, spirituals, and gospel songs, all lovingly arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar in the CGDGAD tuning. This book contains a chord chart for the aid of the reader. El is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Many of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeen

The audio sampler contains excerpts from these 10 songs, all in CGDGAD tuning:

1. Alleluia, Sing to Jesus
2. In Christ There is No East or West
3. Jacob's Ladder
4. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
5. Kingsfold (Tune: "Star of the County Down")
6. Poor Wayfaring Stranger
7. Praise to the Lord
8. Simple Gifts
9. This Is My Father's World
10. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Tune:
"Water is Wide")

El's double-length recording called "Gospel Guitar Treasures" can be found here: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elmcmeen7

Song List: Because You Live, O Christ Carol Our Christmas Celebrate Each Generation Child of Christmas Story Child of Joy and Peace Christ Has Not Risen Christ Is Our Peace Christ, Let Us Come with You Christmas Day Christ, We Have Claimed You Church of the Living Christ Come and Find the Quiet Center Come, Celebrate the Women Come into the Streets with Me Come Now, Lord Jesus Come, on This Wedding Day Come, Teach Us, Spirit of Our God Come to a Wedding Come to Our Land Come to This Christmas Singing Community of Christ Every Day Faith Has Set Us on a Journey For the Bread and Wine and Blessing For the Music of Creation From the Apple in the Garden From the Waiting Comes the Sign Gentle God, When We Are Driven Give Thanks for Life Give Thanks for Life and Faith and Health God of All Time God of Freedom, God of Justice God of Our Every Day God of the Galaxies God of the World We Know God of Wonder, God of Thunder God Was in Christ Great God of Earth and Heaven Here in the Busy City Here Is the Place Here to the House of God We Come Here We Bring, Small or Great How Happy You Who Work fo Peace! How Small a Spark Has Lit a Living Fire I Am Standing Waiting In the Name of Christ We Gather Jesus, I Come Jesus, Savior, Spirit, Sun! Lift High the Cross Loving Spirit New Child of God, Come to Be Blessed Now as We Go Now the Greening of the Summer Now to Your Table Spread O Christ Who by a Cross O God, We Bear the Imprint of Your Face O Little Love Of Women and of Women's Hopes We Sing Our Life Has Its Seasons Peace Child Sing a Happy Alleluia Sing a Song for Peace and Justice Sing Green Sing to Celebrate the City Small Things Count, So Jesus Said Spirit of Love Spirit Who Broods, Spirit Who Sings Stranger God, You Come to Us Take My Gifts Teach Us, O Loving Heart of Christ The Grain Is Ripe The Spring Has Come This Thread I Weave Through All The World To Christ Whose Hands Will Bless Touch the Earth Lightly We Light a Candle for a Life We Wait for You When Human Voices Cannot Sing When We Lift Our Pack and Go Where Is the Room? Where the Good Seed Grows Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother? Who Is the Child that Is to Be Born?