Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

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By St. Michael’s by-the-sea (using both translations). By Words: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus / Music: Trad. French carol. Arranged by Lyndell Leatherman. Christian,Lent,Religious,Sacred. Score. 2 pages. Leatherman Music Services #885956. Published by Leatherman Music Services (A0.1295658).

Welcome to this entry in the Leatherman Library of Hymnody (LLOH).

Features of the series include:

•Intermediate 2-page arrangements suitable as either piano or organ solos.
•Chord symbols included as a service to classical guitarists.
•Lyrics included (and occasionally updated) to facilitate congregational singing or vocal solo.
•Hymn background information included for personal edification or use as printed program notes.
•Optional repeats which allow you to fit into the allotted time available in a service.
•An introduction and/or tag in many cases, often incorporating a classical excerpt or related hymn fragment.

From the early days of Christianity, hymns have been used successfully to reinforce and spread doctrine and faith. Scholars point out a number of hymn fragments in the New Testament. For example, 1 Timothy 3:16:      
   He appeared in a body,        
   Was vindicated by the Spirit,            
   Was seen by angels,    
   Was preached among the nations,        
   Was believed on in the world,            
   Was taken up into glory.
The metrical patterns made memorization of creeds easier, especially when associated with a melody.

Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle is a great example of an early hymn written to codify Christology (the theology of Jesus Christ), covering his birth to his death, and then ending–as many hymns did–with a doxological stanza. If I were still planning worship services, I would be intrigued by the idea of making this hymn the outline of a Lenten service...perhaps interspersing scripture or other narration between stanzas, alternating between choir and congregation, and varying the accompanying instrumental textures.

If you like this format, you may be interested in a published volume of 75 similar arrangements: BEST-LOVED HYMNS I  (© FJH Music, distributed by Alfred Music).

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It has long been my passion and privilege to create customized arrangements for the churches and schools with whom I have been associated. Many were published; some were not. During the 2020 slowdown caused by Covid-19, I finally had the time to start posting the unpublished resources on Sheet Music Plus. If you are curious about what else is available, please navigate to my publisher page here on SMP < https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/leatherman-music-services/16718 >  or slip over to Facebook < https://www.facebook.com/leathermanmusicservices >, where you can see and hear many of my published works. Thanks for your interest!   

God bless!

Lyndell Leatherman, ASCAP.