Twenty-Six Hymn Introductions

A large set of brief hymn introductions composed by John Eggert, presenting a variety of compositional approaches written to convey the character of each hymn in order to encourage meaningful congregational singing. The included tunes account for at least 42 hymns found in various hymnals. This is an easy and great way to add variety in your service playing.

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Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Thy Strong Word

Contents

Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service; Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness; Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said; It Happened on That Fateful Night; O Lord, throughout These Forty Days; The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns; What Hope! An Eden Prophesied; Behold a Host, Arrayed in White; Of the Father's Love Begotten; Thy Strong Word; We Know That Christ Is Raised; When in Our Music God Is Glorified; All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine; O Sing of Christ; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers; Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart; Christ, the Word of God Incarnate; Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing; Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings; In Thee Is Gladness; My Soul Rejoices; Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus; Who Are You Who Walk in Sorrow; At the Name of Jesus; Christ Is Surely Coming; Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; Alleluia, Song of Gladness; Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; With High Delight Let Us Unite; Now the Green Blade Rises; My Shepherd Will Supply My Need; The King of Love My Shepherd Is; At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing; Where Charity and Love Prevail; O Son of God, in Galilee; Our Father, Who from Heaven Above; To Thee, Omniscient Lord of All; If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee; I Leave All Things to God’s Direction; O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright; O Holy Spirit, Enter In

Tunes

BEACH SPRING; ENGELBERG; DIVINUM MYSTERIUM; BOURBON; CAITHNESS; CONSOLATION; DEN STORE HVIDE FLOK; EBENEZER; FOREST GREEN; HAF TRONES LAMPA FÄRDIG; HERZLICH LIEB; HOLY MANNA; IN DIR IST FREUDE; JEFFERSON; KING’S WESTON; LAUDA ANIMA; PRAISE, MY SOUL; LOBE DEN HERREN; MIT FREUDEN ZART; NOËL NOUVELET; RESIGNATION; ST. COLUMBA; SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT; TWENTY-FOURTH; PRIMROSE; VATER UNSER; WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT; WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

Item Number:

977692

Age(s):

12

Availability:

In Stock

Instrumentation:

Organ

Difficulty:

Medium - Easy

Occasion:

Advent, Baptismal Life, Beginning of Service, Canticle, Christmas, Church Triumphant, Confession and Absolution, Easter, End Times, Epiphany, Hope and Comfort, Lent, Praise and Adoration, Prayer, Redeemer, Society, Stewardship, Transfiguration, Trust, Word of God

Composer, Tune:

Thomas J. Williams; Charles Villiers Stanford; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi; John Goss; Lucius Chapin; Martin Luther; Georg Neumark; Philipp Nicolai

Composer, Setting:

John Eggert