By Philip P. Bliss. Arranged by Cindy Berry. For SATB choir. Choral music. General, Comfort, Confidence, Life of Faith, Peace, Hymntune. Choral octavo. 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Mixed Choir

SKU: CF.CFD16

Composed by Charles H. Gabriel, Conrad Kocher, Dennis Allen, Fanny J. Crosby, John Bacchus Dykes, John Darwell, Lelia Morris, Lowell Mason, Phoebe Knapp, Robert Lowry, Samuel Wesley, Traditional, Various, Walter Knapp, and William H. Doane. Arranged by Bob Burroughs, Dana Mengel, Dennis Allen, Elizabeth Campbell, Hal H. Hopson, Ken Berg, Melodie Tunney, Patrick M. Liebergen, Ruth Elaine Schram, Stan Pethel, and Walter Knapp. Jewel Case. Carl Fischer Concert Band Recordings. Audio CD. With Standard notation. Carl Fischer Music #CFD16. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CFD16).

ISBN 9780825860164. UPC: 798408060169.

Since the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, hymns have been the tie binding the hearts and spirits of Christians together. With their beautiful melodies and poetically penned words, hymns are the universal language of Christian worship, the bond that draws believers together from all walks of life and across the world. With texts of faith and inspiration, hymns speak to present time with words of assurance of hope, and help direct us toward the future in glory. Next to the Bible, they have endured as the timeless voice of the Christian faith, teaching and inspiring believers throughout generations. In this collection of “favorites” we offer listeners a compilation of the genre’s most beloved and inspirational hymns of faith. Arranged by some of today’s most distinguished church music icons, the hymns in this collection will thrill and comfort the faithful listener. Drawing upon the words and melodies of some of the world’s greatest hymn writers, including Fanny Crosby, Charles Wesley, and Martin Luther, the arrangers in this collection maintain each work’s original integrity while beautifully transporting each hymn into the realm of today’s modern worship world. From the stirring strains of “Amazing Grace” to the majestic power of “Holy, Holy, Holy,” this collection will inspire Christian worshipers.

(C Edition) For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 856 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Traditional Spirituals. Arranged by Bob Burroughs. For SATB choir, a cappella (SATB A Cappella). Shawnee Press. Sacred, memoral, Lent, spiritual. 8 pages

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.1311455

Composed by Andre Thomas. Gentry Publications. Concert, Poetry. Octavo. 16 pages. Gentry Publications #JG2691. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.1311455).

UPC: 196288177319. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Looking for a fantastic setting of Langston Hughes' poem “In Time of Silver Rain”? Look no further. This poem was featured in Hughes' 1947 poetry collection Fields of Wonder. With everything happening in our world today, this poem portrays an optimistic outlook on life. Although there is no consensus on the meaning of “silver rain,” here it represents the idea that, as in life, something good can come from both gentle and heavy rain. It also symbolizes winter's end and the spring rain's arrival. For all who are navigating the ups and downs of life in every season, take comfort in knowing that spring will come, bringing new beginnings. Like no one else can do, André Thomas has written a fantastic setting honoring the words of Hughes. This piece come highly recommended for your mixed choral ensembles of various levels.

Composed by David Schwoebel. Octavo. Beckenhorst Press #BP2129. Published by Beckenhorst Press (BP.BP2129).

SATB choir, organ

SKU: LO.10-4930S

Composed by Franklin Ashdown. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Sacred Music Press #10/4930S. Published by Sacred Music Press (LO.10-4930S).

ISBN 9780787758325.

Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Franklin Ashdown has written a lyrical setting of these familiar words of comfort from Psalm 119. Beginning quietly, it builds to a stirring climax and an inspiring conclusion.

C Edition. Composed by Various. Fake Book. Broadway, Country, Jazz, Pop, Standards. Softcover. 802 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

645 Songs from 285 Shows. Composed by Various. Fake Book. Broadway. Softcover. 696 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

SKU: GI.G-1095

Composed by James Jordan & The Same Stream. GIA ChoralWorks. Music Education. Choral score. GIA Publications #1095. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-1095).

The Universe works in strange ways. Recorded almost three years ago, none of us could have known that when this recording was released the world would have lived through a life-altering pandemic or a tumultuous upheaval in the cultural awareness that now surrounds us. The work that opens this recording—with the words of Quaker George Fox that end with, “So be faithful, and live in that which doth not think the time long”—provides a haunting premonition regarding the time in which we live, Quaker George Fox is strangely prophetic about these days and perhaps provides a future caution for us all. The music chosen for this recording is strangely and poignantly relevant, I believe, for each of us. “The Fruit of Silence” by Pēteris Vasks reminds us to visit those beliefs that are most sacred in the work by Cortlandt Matthews. A deeply personal Requiem by Peter Relph, in reflection, remembers the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the pandemic. And then there is Thomas LaVoy’s “O Great Beyond.” All great texts are timeless and speak to the universality of the human condition. Particularly, the George Fox text set by Jackson Hill and the Tagore text set by LaVoy give us messages to reinforce the humanness of each of us for hope. Two other works on this recording poignantly remind us of the passing of life, with the Relph Requiem and especially the final movement of “O Great Beyond.” May these words give comfort to all those who endured the deepest of Life’s losses during our shared pandemic journey. For so many loved ones, goodbyes were said in silence, and alone. It is our hope that all the music on this CD will show us a way for living as we move forward and also give loving comfort to those who have lost loved ones. Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet. Let it not be a death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way. —Rabindranath Tagore in The Gardener (1913).

Piano Solo. Arranged by Carol Tornquist. Sacred Folio. Size 9.25x12 inches. 248 pages. Published by Word Music.