SKU: HL.14081083

Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Hal Leonard #AM1008546. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.14081083).

You Raise Me Up, written by Secret Garden’s Rolf Løvland and Irish novelist Brendan Graham, achieved its unique success mainly through being recorded by so many artists around 150 of them todate.

Originally intended as an instrumental entitled ‘Silent Story’ Løvland’s melody only acquired lyrics after the Norwegian composer invited Graham — whose novels he knew — to turn it into a song for Secret Garden’s2002album Once In A Red Moon. It was sung on the album by Irish vocalist Brian Kennedy and although it enjoyed some success in both Ireland and Norway, the song’s eventual path to legendary status only began when JoshGrobantook it to the number one spot on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart in 2004. Groban performed the song at several high-profile events in the US (including Super Bowl XXXVIII, Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday celebration, andonThe Ellen DeGeneres Show where he was accompanied by the African Children's Choir).

Westlife raised the song’s profile further when they made it the debut single from their album, Face To Face. It was to becomeanall-purpose inspirational anthem featured at everything from the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert to series 4 of The X-Factor in the UK. Daniel O’Donnell, Aled Jones, Katherine Jenkins, Il Divo, Russell Watson and TheMormonTabernacle Choir have now all performed it, helping to turn Løvland and Graham’s uplifting song into a global phenomenon and a 21st century classic

(Strings)

SKU: HL.14063369

Composed by Watson Forbes. Score. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH55453-01. Published by Chester Music (HL.14063369).

(Strings)

SKU: HL.14063370

Composed by Watson Forbes. Instrumental. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH55453-02. Published by Chester Music (HL.14063370).

SKU: HP.8204

Composed by Alan Gaunt. Hymn Texts 1997-2003. Alan Gaunt Hymn Collection. General Worship, Sacred. Book. 196 pages. Hope Publishing Company #8204. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.8204).

ISBN 9780852498804.

The third collection of hymns by Alan Gaunt, bringing together 97 new texts written between November 1996 and February 2003. In addition, there are 22 translations from the Danish of N F S Grundtvig (1783-1872), and nine other translations, including six from the Welsh of William Williams (Pantycelyn). The Forward, by Professor Richard Watson of Durham University, places Gaunt's recent oeuvre in the context of his wide reading of other poets and Christian thinkers, and of the major themes and challenges of contemporary hymnody.

Handbells 3-5 octave handbell choir - Level 2

SKU: HP.2057

Arranged by Patricia Cota. Contemporary, General Worship, Sacred. Handbell score. Hope Publishing Company #2057. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.2057).

UPC: 763628020576.

Popular Worship Song Wayne Watson's popular worship song is set at a two-plus level for easy preparation and accessible syncopations. The arranger has included the hymn tune A Mighty Fortress as well. The usual fare of special techniques are called for with special performance notes for the varying octaves. This medley is scored in 86 measures and is arranged in the keys of C Major and D Major.