Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.893703 Composed by Lyrics by K.J. Murdock, music arranged from African American Spiritual. Arranged by K.J. Murdock. A Cappella,Blues,Christian,Easter,Gospel,Spiritual. Octavo. 7 pages. Kristopher James Murdock #3052979. Published by Kristopher James Murdock (A0.893703). Teachers and singers, do you need a fresh new song, with a new feel, based on a timeless classic?Church music leaders, are you looking for a unique way to share the faith, a change in style to draw attention to the Gospel in song?The new a capella Gospel song Jesus Fought the Battle at Calvary, to the tune of the familiar American Spiritual Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho, solves both problems.The tune, with its lively blues chorus and solemn verses, is arranged from a Spiritual that emphasized the hope of an oppressed people to emerge triumphant one day, from slavery into a Promised Land of freedom, just like Moses and his successor Joshua in the days of old. These lyrics remind Christians of the belief that, by the Blood of Calvary, God's people of all races are spiritually triumphant over the ultimate foe, satan. Taking these contexts together, Jesus Fought the Battle at Calvary reminds us of a people who learned to look to God for victory and freedom, in both the spiritual and the natural realm. Jesus Fought the Battle at Calvary will be an inspiring addition to your repertoire, whether at Easter season or at any other time of year.Duration: approximately 1:53Uses: Church, school, etc.Rights: Feel free to sing this choral piece live without any additional charge beyond the price of sheet music, as long as no admission is charged in any non-academic setting other than a church fundraiser. For rights to charge admission in any other setting, or for any other rights such as copying or recording, please contact:

Choral Choir (SAB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.893710 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by KJ Murdock. 20th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Easter,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 40 pages. Kristopher James Murdock #4409807. Published by Kristopher James Murdock (A0.893710). This moving Spiritual, with new verses for the Easter season, is appropriate for church services or school concerts. To Christians, it's a commemoration of Jesus' self-sacrifice and resurrection. To schools, it's an opportunity to develop students' musical horizons in the important styles of choral and Gospel. This versatile arrangement may be sung with choral or Gospel vocal technique, either a cappella or with the written piano score.

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.893711 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by KJ Murdock. Christian,Easter,Sacred,Spiritual,Standards. Octavo. 7 pages. Kristopher James Murdock #4410375. Published by Kristopher James Murdock (A0.893711). School choir directors, are you wondering how to celebrate American culture in song? Are you looking to reinforcing the ensemble's classical singing skills for contents and concerts?Church music leaders, are you looking for a unique way to share the faith, a change in style to draw attention to the Gospel in song? Are you looking for simple harmonies that your choir can learn more quickly than a complex arrangement?This moving neoclassical restyling of a beloved American Spiritual solves all of these problems.This song came from the hearts of African Americans who had been treated with extreme cruelty, but would one day emerge triumphant. In context, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? shows their belief in the God who had empathized with their suffering by taking a cross, and who had conquered even death by rising victoriously from the grave.Although it’s great for any time of year, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? is especially appropriate for the Easter season.

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151796 By Revelation & Restoration. By Kent. U. Händel and Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Kris Jim Murdock. A Cappella,Children,Classical,Comedy,Contemporary. Octavo. 3 pages. Kristopher James Murdock #751995. Published by Kristopher James Murdock (A0.1151796). This humorous piece is designed to keep SAB choir members interested (and to keep them guessing). Für Elise Toot (Who Tooted?) is by the fictional composer Kent U. Händel (a pseudonym for my wackier side), parodying Beethoven's well-known bagatelle and pairing it with lyrics based on a well-known limerick. (The final page also includes a disclaimer about Kent U. Händel's fictional background and an admission that he is, in fact, fictional, created in my own mind.).