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

Book 1

We?re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts but could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments from string quartet upwards. Book 1 includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello/double bass reading from the same part. 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 as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment and means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced string 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 sample.

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 score and all the parts are contained in a single 60-page PDF file.

Book 1 contains the following twenty popular hymns: Abide with Me (Eventide); All Glory, Laud and Honor (St. Theodulph); All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); City of God, How Broad and Far (Richmond - Haweis); Fairest Lord Jesus (Crusader?s Hymn); Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street); Forth in Thy Name (Angel's Song, Song 34); Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda); He who Would Valiant Be (Monk?s Gate); Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicea); I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold); Jesu, Lover of my Soul (Aberystwyth); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany); Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket); O Worship the King (Hanover); Rejoice, the Lord is King (Darwall?s 148th); Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata); The Lord?s my Shepherd (Crimmond); What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse).

The audio samples include Abide with me (Eventide); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany), Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata) and What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse). The music has been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or wind publications of the same name.

Song List: O Come, All Ye Faithful Joy to the World Let All Things Now Living Blessed Assurance The Church's One Foundation (D & Eb) Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken Come and Find the Quiet Center Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (A & Bb) All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name Lift High the Cross Fairest Lord Jesus God of Grace and God of Glory Rejoice, the Lord is King! (C & D) For the Beauty of the Earth Jesus Shall Reign (D & Eb) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (A, Ab & Bb) Great Is Thy Faithfulness Be Still My Soul (Eb & F) I Sing the Mighty Power of God My Jesus, I Love Thee When I Survey the Wondrous Cross He Leadeth Me (C & D) God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Come, Thou Almighty King (F & G) To Mock Your Reign We Gather Together (C & D) Lead On, O King Eternal (C & Db) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty O Worship the King Come, Christians, Join to Sing (A & G) Eternal Father, Strong to Save Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (D & Eb) Holy, Holy, Holy Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Be Thou My Vision All Glory, Laud and Honor My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less To God Be the Glory (Ab & G) Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates (C & D) It Is Well with My Soul (C & Db) What Wondrous Love Is This Just As I Am (D & Db)

Thisnew collection of Thanksgiving and Harvest hymns contains all your favorites,or at least, most of them. It?s probably all you?ll ever need for thanksgivingand harvest festivals and the arrangements can be used for virtually anycombination of stringed instruments. This is an essential title for any stringlibrary or for any string ensembles that are called upon to provide music forschools, Thanksgiving events or churches.

Thearrangements can be used with string quartet, string quintet or string ensembleor performed as solo pieces. There?s also an optional but useful simplifiedkeyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The piano parttoo means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. Thesearrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used asinterludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral orcongregational singing. To make the music accessible to less experienced stringplayers, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of thearrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighterand richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octavehigher. You could also use the arrangements as flute or oboe solo pieces, with thewind instrument playing the 1st violin part. Each hymn has a four-staff scoreand parts are provided for Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello and optional Doublebass. The scores and all the parts are contained in a single PDF file. Becausestring-friendly keys are used, these arrangements are NOT compatible with thosein the wind collection of the same name.

Thefollowing 25 hymns are included: AllCreatures of our God and King (Lasst uns Erfreuen); As the Sun doth Daily Rise(Innocents); All Things Bright and Beautiful (Bright and Beautiful); Bringingin the Sheaves (Sowing in the Morning); Come Ye Thankful People Come (StGeorge?s Windsor); Fair Waved the Golden Corn (Holyrood); Fill your Hearts withJoy and Gladness (Ode to Joy); For the Beauty of the Earth (Dix); For theFruits of His Creation (Ar Hyd y Nos); Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken(Austrian Hymn); Immortal, Invisible (St Denio); Let all Things now Living (AshGrove); Let us with a Gladsome Mind (Monkland); Now Thank we all Our God (Nundanket); Praise and Thanksgiving (Bunessan); Praise God for the Harvest(Stowey); Praise my Soul the King of Heaven (Lauda anima); Praise to the Lordthe Almighty (Lob den herren); Rejoice the Lord is King (Darwall?s 148th);Sing to the Lord of Harvest (Wie lieblich ist der maien); This is my Father?s World(Terra Beata); To thee, O Lord, our Hearts we Raise (Golden Sheaves); We GatherTogether (Kremser); We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir pflügen) and PraiseGod from whom all Blessings Flow (Old Hundredth)

The fifth of a series of five volumes that are geared toward smaller lever harps with a bass range that goes to the G which is one and ½ octaves below middle C. Volume five includes songs for Lent, Easter and Pentecost. 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. 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. 75 tunes, in all.
Table of Contents:
In the Hour of Trial, We Give Immortal Praise, Soldiers of Christ, Arise, How Firm a Foundation, Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone, Lord Jesus Christ, My Life, My Light, Near to the Heart of God, Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken, Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee, Lenten Hymn, Break Thou the Bread of Life, O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High, Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face, Tell Me the Story of Jesus, Forty Days and Forty Nights, Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus, O Day of Rest and Gladness, Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above, Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying, The Lord Jehovah Reigns, Come, Thou Almighty King, Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment, I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath, Ah, Holy Jesus, According to Thy Gracious Word, All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name, Jesus, Priceless Treasure, Before Jehovah's Awful Throne, There Is a Balm in Gilead, O Love That Will Not Let Me Go, Bread of Heaven, on Thee We Feed, Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun, The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, Come, Christians, Join to Sing, A Wonderful Savior Is Jesus My Lord, I Am Thine, O Lord, I Am His, and He Is Mine, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, Amazing Grace!, Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross, Jesus Paid It All, There Is a Green Hill Far Away, Were You There?, Behold the Savior of Mankind, At Calvary, Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, The Old Rugged Cross, In the Cross of Christ I Glory, All Glory, Laud and Honor, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, And Can It Be That I Should Gain?, The Day of Resurrection, Go To Dark Gethsemane, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, Jesus Lives, and So Shall I, Christ, the Lord Is Risen Today, Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow, The Head That Once Was Crowned, My Savior's Love, The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done, Christ Arose!, Never Further than Thy Cross, Beneath the Cross of Jesus, Let Us Break Bread Together, Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?, Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands, What Wondrous Love Is This?, Jesus Christ Is Risen Today, Loved With Everlasting Love, Low in the Grave He Lay, O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing, Welcome, Happy Morning

This valuable collection of hymns, 77 in all, is the fourth in a series of five! Volume four includes songs for Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons as well as a few for the ordinary time between Epiphany and Lent. You will find many wonderful titles arranged for harp, from well-known favorites 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.
Table of Contents:
Thanks to God for My Redeemer, Now Thank We All Our God, Come, Ye Thankful People, Come, Sing to the Lord of Harvest, We Plow the Fields, Immanuel, to Thee We Sing, Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding, Away in a Manger, Comfort, Comfort Now My People, Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming, The People That in Darkness Sat, Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates, Watchman, Tell Us of the Night, Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord, Good Christian Men, Rejoice, From Heaven Above to Earth I Come, Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, In the Bleak Midwinter, Earth Has Many a Noble City, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, Once In Royal David's City, The Friendly Beasts, The First Noel, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Angels, from the Realms of Glory, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Angels We Have Heard On High, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, What Child Is This?, Silent Night, Holy Night, Joy to the World!, Who Is He in Yonder Stall?, All Glory Be to God on High, Go Tell It on the Mountain, For All the Blessings of the Year, For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace, Another Year Is Dawning, May the Mind of Christ, My Savior, Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand, Lead, Kindly Light, The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want, As With Gladness, Men of Old, We Three Kings of Orient Are, Like a River Glorious, Jesus, Lead Thou On, It Is Good to Sing Your Praises, Fear Not, O Little Flock, Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, I Need Thee Every Hour, Lead On, O King Eternal, All the Way, My Savior Leads Me, Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme, Lamp of Our Feet, Come, Sound His Praise Abroad, He Leadeth Me, In Heavenly Love Abiding, God Moves in a Mysterious Way, Great God of Wonders, Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting, O God of Bethel, Be Not Dismayed, Abide With Me, If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee, O God, Our Help in Ages Past, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Let Us, with a Gladsome Mind, Children of the Heavenly Father, The God of Abraham Praise, Take My Life and Let It Be, It Is Well with My Soul, At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set

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!