This is an essential item for any string ensemble, whether string quartet or string orchestra. The publication consists of full scores for each hymn plus separate instrumental parts and an optional simplified keyboard part. The parts include 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and bass. You can brighten the tone quality by getting the more advanced violin players play an octave higher than the written part. (You can hear this effect in the audio demos.) The cello and bass parts appear on a single staff but there?s also a melody part provided in the bass clef should you require a cello or double bass solo. Of course, you can use any number of instruments to a particular part. Using the keyboard part, you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. Because the music has been set in string-friendly keys, the arrangements are not usually compatible with the brass and wind collections of the same title.


The collection includes the following titles: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein? Feste Burg); All Creatures Of our God and King (Lasst uns Erfreuen); All People that on Earth do Dwell (Old Hundredth); Abide with Me (Eventide); All Hail the Power of Jesus? Name (Coronation); Amazing Grace (Trad); At the Cross (Alas and Did My Savior Bleed) (Hudson); Be Thou My Vision (Slane); Blessed Assurance (Assurance); Blest Be the Tie That Binds (Dennis - N�geli); Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Nettleton); Come We That Love the Lord (St. Thomas); Crown Him with Many Crowns (Diademata); Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda); Holy, Holy, Holy (Nicea); How Firm a Foundation (Foundation); It is Well with my Soul (Ville du Havre); Jesus Christ is Risen Today (Easter Hymn); Jesus, Lover of My Soul (Hollingside); Jesus Paid it All (All to Christ); Joy to the World (Antioch); Just as I Am, Without one Plea (Woodworth); Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hyfrydol); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany); Praise To the Lord, The Almighty (Lob den Herren); Rock of Ages (Top�la�dy); Shall we gather at the River? (Hanson Place); The Day thou Gave us, Lord is Ended (St. Clement); To God Be the Glory (To God be the Glory); There is a Fountain (Cleansing Fountain); What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Converse) and When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Hamburg).

The audio demo contains the following titles (1) Abide with Me; (2) Nearer my God to Thee; (3) Be Thou my Vision and (4) What a Friend we have in Jesus.

Song List: Abide with Me All Through The Night Alma Mater Aloha Oe My Country, 'Tis Of Thee (America) America, the Beautiful The Band Played On Battle Hymn Of The Republic Beautiful Dreamer A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy Bell) Blow the Man Down Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean (The Red, White And Blue) Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Cradle Song Deck the Hall (I Wish I Was In) Dixie Fairest Lord Jesus Farewell To Thee Finlandia The First Noel For He's a Jolly Good Fellow God Of Our Fathers Good Night Ladies Hail, Columbia Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here Hail To The Chief Hark! The Herald Angels Sing HOme Sweet Home In the Gloaming It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair Jingle Bells Jolly Old St. Nicholas Joy To The World The Last Rose Of Summer Lead, Kindly Light Little Brown Jug Loch Lomond (Deis) Love's Old Sweet Song The Man On The Flying Trapeze Marine's Hymn Maryland, My Maryland A Mighty Fortress Is Our God My Faith Looks Up To Thee My Old Kentucky Home Nearer, My God, to Thee Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen Now The Day Is Over O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) O Little Town of Bethlehem Oh! Susanna Old Black Joe Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) Old Hundred Onward, Christian Soldiers Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Rock Of Ages Sailing Short'nin' Bread Silent Night Silver Threads Among The Gold Sweet and Low Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Viennese Refrain When Johnny Comes Marching Home While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Yankee Doodle Taps Crusaders' Hymn Forgotten Yesterdays The Star Spangled Banner Camptown Races Auld Lang Syne Home on the Range