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)

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?

This is a medley of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Angels from the Realms of Glory, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night, Infant Holy. Some of the lyrics are changed and it is in SATB choir cello with parts included and piano. There is optional narration before each song change that can be sung with the intro. cdboss@cvalley.net See Lyrics below:
Hear the Angels Sing

?God sent the angels from heaven down to earth to proclaim the message of His son?s birth?

*It came upon the midnight clear

That glorious song of old

From angels bending near the earth

To touch their harps of god

Peace on the earth, good will to men

From heaven?s all gracious king

The world in solemn stillness lay

To hear the angels sing

?The angels proclaimed - Come and worship, Christ the newborn King!?

*Angels from the realms of glory

Wing your flight o?er all the earth

You who sang creations story

Now proclaim Messiah?s birth

Come and worship, come and worship

Worship Christ the newborn King

?The angels spread God?s message all around; In the country and in the town. The sight of the angels sent fear in some of the people?

*While shepherds watched their flocks by night

All seated on the ground

The angel of the Lord came down

And glory shown around, and glory shown around

?The angels and all of the people in the area followed a bright star. It shown it?s great light upon a stable. There they found Mary, Joseph and the newborn King?

*Star is shining, in the night sky

Lighting up the stable walls

Baby?s lying in a manger

Where His bed?s a cattle stall

Mary?s rocking, Joseph?s walking

Angels singing, Bells are ringing

For the babe, was born for all.

?You could hear the angels beautiful voices all over the land. Proclaiming songs about His birth?

*Still through the cloven skies they come

With peaceful wings unfurled

And still their heav?nly music floats

O?er all the weary world

Peace on the earth good will to men

From heaven?s all gracious King

The world in solemn stillness lay

To hear the angels sing???.

This valuable collection of hymns is the third in a series of five! You will find many wonderful titles arranged for harp, from well-known favorites to songs that are lesser known yet equally important. Mr. Callison came to the harp as an adult after retiring from 40 years as a music educator. His arrangements are interesting and have lovely harmonies. The left hand in a few of the tunes is quite active.
Table of Contents: Lord Jesus Think on Me, Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word, All Praise to Thee, My God This Night, From Greenland?s Icy Mountains, Cleanse Me, Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him, O Master Let Me Walk with Thee, More Love to Thee, O Christ, Nearer, My God, to Thee, Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing, Rise Up, O Men of God, Sun of My Soul, My Faith has Found a Resting Place, The King of Love, My Shepherd Is, Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds, May the Grace of Christ Our Savior, At the Name of Jesus, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, A Charge to Keep I Have, Join All the Glorious Names, Almighty God, Thy Lofty Throne, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power, Great God, Attend, While Zion Sings, How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place, Trust and Obey, I Am Not Skilled to Understand, Jesus Loves Me, Brethren, We Have Met to Worship, Come, Let Us Tune Our Loftiest Song, Rescue the Perishing, Have Thine Own Way, Lord!, Thy Faithfulness, Lord, Each Moment We Find, To God Be the Glory, Fill Thou My Life, O Lord My God, God of Our Fathers, Known of Old, Jesus Call Us, Let Thy Blood in Mercy Poured, O Jesus, King Most Wonderful, Not What These Hands Have Done, Under His Wings I Am Safely Abiding, Shepherd of Eager Youth, Lamb of God!, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Open My Eyes, That I May See, O Splendor of God?s Glory Bright, The Lord Is King, For All the Saints, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Thy Works, Not Mine, Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My God, How Wonderful Thou Art, O Christ, Our True and Only Light, Teach Me, My God and King, Zion to Thy Savior Singing, O Christ, Our King, Creator, Lord, God of the Earth, the Sky, the Sea, In Christ, There Is No East or West, How Lovely Shines the Morning Star, God, in the Gospel of His Son, Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven, Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild, Songs of Thankfulness and Praise, Who is This So Weak and Helpless, Savior of the Nations, Come, O Dearest Jesus, O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee, O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea, Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts, O Perfect Love, I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

This valuable collection of hymns is the second in a series of five! Selections are geared toward smaller lever harps with a bass range to the G one and ½ octaves below middle C. Lever changes are indicated with diamond shaped notes.
Table of Contents:O Worship the King, God the Omnipotent, O God of Earth and Altar, God is Love, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, Arise, My Soul, Arise, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All, He Giveth More Grace, Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, All My Hope on God Is Founded, There?s a Wilderness in God?s Mercy, Jesus, Lover of My Soul, O Thou in All Thy Might So Far, I Know Whom I Have Believed, Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners, Ye Servants of God, My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less, Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness, God, Be Merciful to Me, Stand Up and Bless the Lord, Jesus, the Name, High Over All, Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee, We Praise Thee, O God, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Of the Father?s Love Begotten, Lord of All Being, Throned Afar, When Morning Gilds the Skies, Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending, O Love Divine, That Stooped to Share, Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel, Grace! ?Tis a Charming Sound, Day Is Dying in the West, Happy the Home When God Is There, All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord, Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life, O Word of God Incarnate, Almighty God, Thy Word Is Cast, Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me, I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord, Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love, The Church?s One Foundation, Blest Be the Tie That Binds, Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, O to Be Like Thee!, We Give Thee But Thine Own, Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care, Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy, Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation, Breathe on Me, Breath of God, O for a Heart to Praise My God, Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid, More about Jesus, Holy Bible, Book Divine, We Gather Together, My Jesus, I Love Thee, Come, Ye Disconsolate, Children of the Heavenly King, The Wise May Bring Their Learning, Fight the Good Fight, Speak, Lord, in the Stillness, I?ve Found a Friend, O Such a Friend, Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat, Now the Day Is Over, A Hymn of Glory, Let us Sing, I Sing the Mighty Power of God, Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise, Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, ?Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, Peace, Perfect Peace, Lord, Speak to Me

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