SKU: A0.1366052

JESUS IS COMING is a powerful song about the second coming of Jesus Christ. Enjoy the extended demo by world renowned Arranger/Composer, Gary Lanier.
MP3 Accompaniment Tracks available:
JESUS IS COMING, Orchestra Track with BKG vocals
JESUS IS COMING, Orchestra Track no BKG vocals

Also available:
MP3 Full Performance Track by Recording Artist, Gary Lanier
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SKU: A0.742140

The first gift of Christmas wasn't frankincense or myrrh,
It wasn't gold, it wasn't bought, it wasn't sold.
The first gift of Christmas wasn't paper-wrapped with string,
but swaddled in soft bands by a gentle mother's hands;
the first gift was a Savior, and the angels still are singing:
He is the gift which the Father's love has given.
He, without price, offered freely to all living.
To open the gift is to open your heart
and look for His face in all you meet.

The first song of Christmas didn't mention deer or snowflakes,
there were no halls, no holly bright to deck the walls.
The first song of Christmas celebrated peace on earth:
Go seek the holy Son, the Christ, anointed one.
That song has never ended; oh, the angels still are singing:
He is the song that the Father's love has spoken.
He is the tune meant to heal the heart that's broken.
To lift up your voice is to lift up the weak, and add to the eternal harmony.
To open the gift is to open your heart and look for His face in all you meet..

SKU: A0.1256275

Tender hymn based on Judith 13: 18-19 which is scored for a Vocal solo with Organ accompaniment.  Accessible and appropriate for any church setting.  Used especially when the topic is about the Blessed Virgin Mary.

SKU: A0.1012878

For Christmas programs, What Was It Like? is a beautiful and memorable anthem with piano accompaniment. The lyrics reflect the thoughts of so many of us who wonder what it felt like to those who witnessed the birth and early years of Jesus Christ. The vocal parts are all within normal ranges and of no particular difficulty. The piano accompaniment is of medium difficulty. Meter changes set off the verses from the chorus melody, and there is one key change. This is appropriate for both worship services and any public Christmas program venue. Performance time is five minutes. There are two other arrangements on the website, one for S.A.T.B. and one for two-part women's chorus or duet. The lyricist, Bruce C. Kusch, is at this time the president of Ensign College in Salt Lake City, Utah. The composer, Dean H. Hamill, resides in Saratoga Springs, Utah and may be contacted at dean.hamill@hushmail.com.

SKU: A0.829042

No More Auction Block originated in Canada before the US Civil War among African-Americans who had escaped slavery and found safe haven there. It was later adopted by black troops in the Union Army. It is a song of determination and hope, although its positive message is tempered by the wistful line that closes each verse--many thousand gone. Those many thousand were not only the many who had escaped slavery, but also those who had been separated from family and loved ones by being sold on the auction block. 

This arrangement was written for Larry D. Hylton, a tenor who sang with Moses Hogan and with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and who has been in over 350 performances of Porgy and Bess. David Neff and Larry Hylton collaborated on recording this remotely during the 2020 pandemic in order to produce music for their church's celebration of Juneteenth, following the widespread protests over the murder of George Floyd. 

The song is appropriate for any occasion that celebrates African-American history and music, as well as the ideals of freedom and liberty.