String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.791558 Composed by Unknown. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Classical,Easter,Instructional,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 13 pages. Sandy McIntire #398784. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.791558). Fairest Lord Jesus, also known as Beautiful Savior and the Crusaders' Hymn, is almost 200 years old, although the origin of its melody and lyrics may be even older. The tune is found in Franz Liszt's oratorio Legend of Saint Elizabeth—in which the tune forms part of the Crusader's March. This arrangement is for a string ensemble made up of two violins and a cello Its skill level is Intermediate. This package includes a score and individual sets of sheet music for each instrument. A violin duet without piano accompaniment and a string trio for violin, viola and cello arranged by McIntire for this title are also available at this web site.

String Trio Cello,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1470873 Composed by Anonymous. Arranged by Homco/Crinion. Christian,Early Music,Praise & Worship,Sacred. 7 pages. Homco/Crinion #1048496. Published by Homco/Crinion (A0.1470873). This is a Christian hymn most commonly called Fairest Lord Jesus. It has also been identified as Beautiful Savior and Crusader's Hymn. Its origin is uncertain, but it is said to have come from a 1662 Jesuit manuscript and it appeared in a Roman Catholic hymnbook in 1677. The tune has also been attributed to a Silesian folk song and the melody can be heard as The Crusader's March in an oratiorio by Franz Liszt. This trio arrangement is a simple and straightforward setting of the hymn. Both of the violins get a chance to voice the melody.

String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1047067 By George Beverly Shea. By Swedish Folk Melody. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. 20th Century,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 11 pages. Sandy McIntire #651581. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.1047067). The Swedish folk melody, O Store Gud, became the source for the hymn, How Great Thou Art. That melody is arranged here for an INTERMEDIATE STRING TRIO (Violins I and II and cello). This file contains separate sheet music for each instrument as well as a score. This arrangement is appropriate for prelude, offertory, or postlude in worship and memorial services. Lyrics by George Beverly Shea (not included here) performed by Shea and Cliff Barrows during the Billy Graham crusades made the hymn a favorite in the U.S. and U.K. It was voted the United Kingdom's favorite hymn by BBC's Songs of Praise. How Great Thou Art was ranked second (after Amazing Grace) on a list of the favorite hymns of all time by Christianity Today in 2001.