SKU: WD.080689639173
UPC: 080689639173.
Christy and Daniel Semsen have done it again, bringing you the most epic, entertaining, and exhilarating new kids musical from Word Music & Church Resources! With songs that your kids will love, Back to the Beginning is the perfect musical for engaging your kids in the story of creation. Filled with scriptural truth and the promise of God’s love, this message of hope and redemption is a reminder of how good His ways are! The scene opens up at a rustic campground in the mountains when a few campers hear a strange sound. Norman, the camp counselor, recognizing the all-too-familiar sound, leaves the group to investigate and finds Finn, a good kid who has been spending too much time with the rebellious Rigsby brothers, and the H. O. 2000 Time Machine. Wanting to impress his two new “friends,†Finn had activated the machine and lost the Rigsby brothers… back in the Garden of Eden! Ready to embark on an unplanned adventure, the campers jump into the H. O. 2000 to find the lost boys and end up traveling back through time, visiting the same campsite in 2000, 1995, 1978, 1955, 1808, and finally, making it all the way back to Creation!
SKU: PR.114419980
UPC: 680160681723. 9 x 12 inches.
The ancient Egyptian empire began around 3100 B.C. and continued for over 3000 years until Alexander the Great conquered the country in 332 B.C. Over the centuries, the Egyptian empire grew and flourished into a highly developed society. They invented hieroglyphics, built towering pyramids (including the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World), and the created many household items we still use today, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, eyeliner, black ink, and the forerunner of modern-day paper. Included among their achievements were a series of highly developed funerary practices and beliefs in the Afterlife. As the average lifespan of an Egyptian hovered around 30 years, living past the death of oneAs physical body was a legitimate concern. Egyptians believed that upon death, their souls would undertake a harrowing journey through the Netherworld. If they survived the horrific creatures and arduous trials that awaited them, then their souls would be reunified with their bodies (hence the need to preserve the body through mummification) and live forever in a perfect version of the life they had lived in Egypt. To achieve this, Egyptians devised around 200 magical spells and incantations to aid souls on the path to the Afterlife. These spells are collectively called The Book of the Dead. Particular spells would be chosen by the family of the deceased and inscribed on the tombAs walls and scrolls of papyrus, as well as on a stone scarab placed over the deceasedAs heart. Subsequent collections of spells and mortuary texts, such as The Book of Gates, assisted a soul in navigating the twelve stages of the Netherworld. Not only did these spells protect and guide the soul on this dangerous path, but they also served as a safeguard against any unbecoming behavior an Egyptian did while alive. For instance, if a person had robbed another while alive, there was a spell that would prevent the soulAs heart from revealing the truth when in the Hall of Judgment. Rites for the Afterlife follows the path of a soul to the Afterlife. In Inscriptions from the Book of the Dead (movement 1), the soul leaves the body and begins the journey, protected by spells and incantations written on the tombAs walls. In Passage though the Netherworld (movement 2), the soul is now on a funerary barque, being towed through the Netherworld by four of the regionAs inhabitants. We hear the soul slowly chanting incantations as the barque encounters demons, serpents, crocodiles, lakes of fire, and other terrors. The soul arrives at The Hall of Judgment in movement 3. Standing before forty-two divine judges, the soul addresses each by name and gives a A!negative confessionA(r) connected to each judge (i.e. A!I did not rob,A(r) A!I did not do violence,A(r) and so on). Afterwards, the soulAs heart is put on a scale to be weighed against a feather of MaAat, the goddess of truth. If the heart weighs more than the feather, it will be eaten by Ammut, a hideous creature that lies in wait below the scale, and the soul will die a second and permanent death (this was the worst fear of the Egyptians). But if the heart is in balance with the feather, the soul proceeds onward. The final stage of the journey is the arrival at The Field of Reeds (movement 4), which is a perfect mirror image of the soulAs life in ancient Egypt. The soul reunites with deceased family members, makes sacrifices to the Egyptian gods and goddess, harvests crops from plentiful fields of wheat under a brilliant blue sky, and lives forever next to the abundant and nourishing waters of the Nile. Rites for the Afterlife was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment on behalf of the Akropolis Reed Quintet, Calefax Reed Quintet, and the Brigham Young University Reed Quintet. -S.G.
SKU: HL.1218059
ISBN 9781705195420. UPC: 196288141259. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Micah 6:8.
Micah 6:8 teaches us how to live each day: treat others fairly, share kindness and love, and walk humbly with God. The anthem's refrain highlights this powerful message and helps to seal these truths in the hearts of singers and listeners alike. Sing the piece in its entirety or see the note within for presenting a shorter version of the song.
SKU: WD.080689611179
UPC: 080689611179.
The Very SimplyWord Series from Word Music & Church Resources once again brings you a seasonal musical both festive and worshipful, designed especially for Unison/Optional 2-Part Choirs. HERE WE COME a’CAROLING is the newest offering in this best-selling series, designed to make your choir’s Christmas musical a rousing success with its combination of dynamic song selection, “sounds-bigger-than-life” accompaniment tracks, and hallmark Easy-Learn, Easy-Sing vocal format, for which the Very SimplyWord Series is so well known.
Each year as December rolls around, one of the first reminders that Christmastime is upon us is the music that fills the air! We can’t help but join in as we sing songs of the season – songs that inspire the joy and spirit of Christmas, songs that will lead your choir and congregation in worship of the King – giving voice to the wonder surrounding the story of the birth of Christ.
Some songs take us back to the simple joys of childhood, others share the timeless truths of that first Christmas night. HERE WE COME a’CAROLING introduces inspiring new songs, such as the title song and the Gospel-flavored “Joyful, Wonderful News!”, along with popular Christian radio songs of the season, like Chris Tomlin’s “It’s Christmas.” And of course, with a title like HERE WE COME a’CAROLING, you just know there’s going to be plenty of opportunity to sing along with some of your favorite carols!
SKU: OU.9780193860902
ISBN 9780193860902.
An English traditional tune arranged for SATB unaccompanied.
SKU: WD.080689558399
UPC: 080689558399.
Hit songs, fun to perform, easy-learn-easy-sing format, powerful message full of Biblical truths...
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