SKU: A0.1340202

This song can be used for Lent or on Good Friday. Jesus was persecuted, then crucified to save us from our sins.
This arrangement is in the key of G and is for soprano and alto and piano.  I will have it in a lower range in key of C for mezzon soprano and alto or alot and tenor as well.

questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:

Persecuted then Crucified

Refrain:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Verse 1:

They stripped him of all His clothes

Then they gave Him a scarlet robe 

A crown of thorns placed on His head

Blood ran down His face until His death

Refrain:

Verse 2:

He Carried the cross to Calvary

Where it was His destiny

They nailed His feet and then His hands

Among two thieves the cross would stand
Refrain:
Bridge 1:

He saved others but he can’t save himself! 

He says He is the king of Israel! 

Let him come down from the cross, 

Then, we will believe in him.

Refrain:

Verse 3:

They put sour wine to His mouth

He did not drink it but spat it out

They divided up all His clothes

With the dice that they had rolled

Refrain 2:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Then He gave His final cry

“Father please forgive     them�

Bridge 2:

Then he hung his head to die

Then the sky grew dark and dim

Terrified, the people then realized

He truly was the son of God

 

Final ending:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died.

SKU: A0.1343035

This song can be used for Lent or on Good Friday. Jesus was persecuted, then crucified to save us from our sins.
This arrangement is in the key of G and is for SATB, flute or violin or cello and piano. Parts are included with purchase. I will have it in a lower range in key of C for mezzon soprano and alto or alot and tenor as well.

questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:

Persecuted then Crucified

Refrain:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Verse 1:

They stripped him of all His clothes

Then they gave Him a scarlet robe 

A crown of thorns placed on His head

Blood ran down His face until His death

Refrain:

Verse 2:

He Carried the cross to Calvary

Where it was His destiny

They nailed His feet and then His hands

Among two thieves the cross would stand
Refrain:
Bridge 1:

He saved others but he can’t save himself! 

He says He is the king of Israel! 

Let him come down from the cross, 

Then, we will believe in him.

Refrain:

Verse 3:

They put sour wine to His mouth

He did not drink it but spat it out

They divided up all His clothes

With the dice that they had rolled

Refrain 2:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Then He gave His final cry

“Father please forgive     them�

Bridge 2:

Then he hung his head to die

Then the sky grew dark and dim

Terrified, the people then realized

He truly was the son of God

 

Final ending:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died.

SKU: A0.1342281

This song can be used for Lent or on Good Friday. Jesus was persecuted, then crucified to save us from our sins.
This arrangement is in the key of G and is for duet, flute or violin or cello and piano. Parts are included with purchase. I will have it in a lower range in key of C for mezzon soprano and alto or alot and tenor as well.

questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:

Persecuted then Crucified

Refrain:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Verse 1:

They stripped him of all His clothes

Then they gave Him a scarlet robe 

A crown of thorns placed on His head

Blood ran down His face until His death

Refrain:

Verse 2:

He Carried the cross to Calvary

Where it was His destiny

They nailed His feet and then His hands

Among two thieves the cross would stand
Refrain:
Bridge 1:

He saved others but he can’t save himself! 

He says He is the king of Israel! 

Let him come down from the cross, 

Then, we will believe in him.

Refrain:

Verse 3:

They put sour wine to His mouth

He did not drink it but spat it out

They divided up all His clothes

With the dice that they had rolled

Refrain 2:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Then He gave His final cry

“Father please forgive     them�

Bridge 2:

Then he hung his head to die

Then the sky grew dark and dim

Terrified, the people then realized

He truly was the son of God

 

Final ending:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died.

SKU: A0.1340300

This song can be used for Lent or on Good Friday. Jesus was persecuted, then crucified to save us from our sins.
This arrangement is in the key of G and is for a solo voice with a harmony voice and piano.  I have it in a lower range in key of C for mezzon soprano and alto or alot and tenor as well.

questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:

Persecuted then Crucified

Refrain:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Verse 1:

They stripped him of all His clothes

Then they gave Him a scarlet robe 

A crown of thorns placed on His head

Blood ran down His face until His death

Refrain:

Verse 2:

He Carried the cross to Calvary

Where it was His destiny

They nailed His feet and then His hands

Among two thieves the cross would stand
Refrain:
Bridge 1:

He saved others but he can’t save himself! 

He says He is the king of Israel! 

Let him come down from the cross, 

Then, we will believe in him.

Refrain:

Verse 3:

They put sour wine to His mouth

He did not drink it but spat it out

They divided up all His clothes

With the dice that they had rolled

Refrain 2:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died

Then He gave His final cry

“Father please forgive     them�

Bridge 2:

Then he hung his head to die

Then the sky grew dark and dim

Terrified, the people then realized

He truly was the son of God

 

Final ending:

Persecuted, then crucified

Up to the moment when he died.

SKU: A0.522286

We’re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed, presented in three books. Arranged for violin, cello and piano they are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. To make the music accessible to less experienced string players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position, though more experienced players would probably want to avoid open strings. The cello part does not follow the bass but instead plays an independent tenor line using to the mid to upper range of the instrument. The top note in the cello part is the F sharp above the bass clef. The piano part has been kept as straightforward as possible with the left hand playing the bass part.

To extend the possible uses of this collection, there’s also a melody part printed in the bass clef, an octave lower than the violin part. This could of course be used for cello solo or indeed for any other bass clef instrument. Included in the 50-page PDF file is an optional bass part which follows the piano left hand and could be used for string bass or bass guitar. With such a small ensemble, a conductor is hardly necessary and to save on costs the pianist reads from the score. For this reason, the piano part in the score has been slightly enlarged.

Book 1 contains the following twenty popular hymns: Abide with Me (Eventide); All Glory, Laud and Honor (St. Theodulph); All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); City of God, How Broad and Far (Richmond - Haweis); Fairest Lord Jesus (Crusader’s Hymn); Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street); Forth in Thy Name (Angel's Song, Song 34); Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda); He who Would Valiant Be (Monk’s Gate); Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicea); I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold); Jesu, Lover of my Soul (Aberystwyth); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany); Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket); O Worship the King (Hanover); Rejoice, the Lord is King (Darwall’s 148th); Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata); The Lord’s my Shepherd (Crimmond); What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse).

The music has been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or wind publications of the same name. The audio samples include Abide with Me; All Through the Night; I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say; Nearer my God to Thee and What a Friend we Have in Jesus.

SKU: A0.1308788

*Purchase 10 copies to perform this piece with your ensemble of any size
*Purchase the instrumental pack (bass and drum part) here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/beyond-the-sea-instrumental-pack-only-22605052.html

This arrangement came to me over a number of weeks in a very organic way that began with the ostinato piano figure that prevails throughout the piece. I began playing it unattached to any tune and I just liked the way the line descended in the left hand and how I had to find voicings in the right hand that made harmonic sense – like a puzzle. As I was playing around with this puzzle, thoughts of my father were swirling around in my head – I was at the end of a 4 year period of separation from my parents owing to the fact that I’m a Canadian expat living in the US and the borders were closed for a long time because of Covid, and then I had work visa issues and my parents were getting older before my eyes. They were also losing friends to cancer and other ailments and my dad, in particular, had experienced the loss of many close family members and friends during our separation and it was taking a toll.

 

One day I sat down and played the now familiar-to-me ostinato but randomly I started to sing “Beyond the Sea� over it and it fit perfectly. I thought it a happy coincidence. As the days went on I committed to putting my ostinato with Beyond the Sea and the lyrics started to seep into my brain. I have, of course, heard these lyrics many times before, (who hasn’t seen Finding Nemo?) but the lyrics didn’t mean what I thought they meant… They’re NOT about the ocean, they are about my dad!!! Well, kind of… I realized, through careful reflection and by slowing the words down, that the lyrics are talking about a person in heaven who is patiently waiting for their partner to join them.

 

Somewhere beyond the sea

She’s there watching for me

…

It’s far beyond the stars

It’s near beyond the moon

 

And the lyrics end with them meeting, “We’ll meet beyond the shore, we’ll kiss just like before,� and the song ends with: “and never again I’ll go sailing.� It’s like the big bang went off in my head about why all these thoughts of my dad, and his friends, and this arrangement, and what it all meant suddenly just MADE SENSE and I was able to start formulating a plan.

 

Performance Suggestions: 

The improvisation solo in the middle should be free of any traditional “scat syllables� and should be more of a lament. Listen to singers like Aubrey Johnson improvise on ballads for inspiration. An idea for that improv section might be to have a male singer start the improv, then a female singer joins (as if together in heaven) then they sing letter F together (warning: will cause tears…). All solo sections do not have to be sung as written – soloists can take liberties with the melody as the spirit moves.

SKU: A0.1308790

*THIS ACCOMPANIES THE VOCAL ARRANGEMENT* 

This arrangement came to me over a number of weeks in a very organic way that began with the ostinato piano figure that prevails throughout the piece. I began playing it unattached to any tune and I just liked the way the line descended in the left hand and how I had to find voicings in the right hand that made harmonic sense – like a puzzle. As I was playing around with this puzzle, thoughts of my father were swirling around in my head – I was at the end of a 4 year period of separation from my parents owing to the fact that I’m a Canadian expat living in the US and the borders were closed for a long time because of Covid, and then I had work visa issues and my parents were getting older before my eyes. They were also losing friends to cancer and other ailments and my dad, in particular, had experienced the loss of many close family members and friends during our separation and it was taking a toll.

 

One day I sat down and played the now familiar-to-me ostinato but randomly I started to sing “Beyond the Sea� over it and it fit perfectly. I thought it a happy coincidence. As the days went on I committed to putting my ostinato with Beyond the Sea and the lyrics started to seep into my brain. I have, of course, heard these lyrics many times before, (who hasn’t seen Finding Nemo?) but the lyrics didn’t mean what I thought they meant… They’re NOT about the ocean, they are about my dad!!! Well, kind of… I realized, through careful reflection and by slowing the words down, that the lyrics are talking about a person in heaven who is patiently waiting for their partner to join them.

 

Somewhere beyond the sea

She’s there watching for me

…

It’s far beyond the stars

It’s near beyond the moon

 

And the lyrics end with them meeting, “We’ll meet beyond the shore, we’ll kiss just like before,� and the song ends with: “and never again I’ll go sailing.� It’s like the big bang went off in my head about why all these thoughts of my dad, and his friends, and this arrangement, and what it all meant suddenly just MADE SENSE and I was able to start formulating a plan.

 

Performance Suggestions: 

The improvisation solo in the middle should be free of any traditional “scat syllables� and should be more of a lament. Listen to singers like Aubrey Johnson improvise on ballads for inspiration. An idea for that improv section might be to have a male singer start the improv, then a female singer joins (as if together in heaven) then they sing letter F together (warning: will cause tears…). All solo sections do not have to be sung as written – soloists can take liberties with the melody as the spirit moves.