O Rejoice! 25 Hymn Introductions for Organ

Provide creative variety to hymn playing with these artistic hymn introductions for organ. Some explore the hymn tune in full, while others use only a portion of the tune. All serve to set the tone of the hymn and prepare the congregation for singing.

 

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As with Gladness Men of Old

Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands

God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage

Contents

Across the Sky the Shades of Night; All Glory Be to God on High; Go, My Children, with My Blessing; For the Fruits of His Creation; God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven; Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands; O Love, How Deep; O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair; As with Gladness Men of Old; For the Beauty of the Earth; Jesus Shall Reign; I Know That My Redeemer Lives; Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise; O Rejoice, Ye Christians, Loudly; O Worship the King; Now Sing We, Now Rejoice; Jesus, I Will Ponder Now; Praise the Almighty; Jesus Sinners Doth Receive; Come, Thou Precious Ransom, Come; Now Thank We All Our God; The Lord, My God, Be Praised; Savior of the Nations, Come; Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord; O Christ, Our True and Only Light; Upon the Cross Extended; Now Rest beneath Night’s Shadow; Arise and Shine in Splendor; Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising; God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage; Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s Head; God Has Spoken by His Prophets; See, the Lord Ascends in Triumph; The King of Love My Shepherd Is; Jesus, in Your Dying Woes; On Christmas Night All Christians Sing; Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates; Of Zion’s Honor Angels Sing; All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall; When in the Hour of Deepest Need

Tunes

ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH; AR HYD Y NOS; DEO GRACIAS; DIX; DUKE STREET; HANOVER; IN DULCI JUBILO; JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN; LOBE DEN HERREN, O MEINE SEELE; MEINEN JESUM LASS’ ICH NICHT (DARMSTADT); NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT; NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND; O JESU CHRISTE, WAHRES LICHT; O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN; QUEM PASTORES; REUTER; REX GLORIAE; ST. COLUMBA; SEPTEM VERBA; SUSSEX CAROL; TRURO; WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN; FREUET EUCH, IHR CHRISTEN; CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN; ELLERS

Item Number:

977907

Availability:

In Stock

Instrumentation:

Organ

Difficulty:

Medium - Easy

Occasion:

Advent, Ascension, Christmas, Church, Close of Service, Confession and Absolution, Easter, Epiphany, Evening, Good Friday, Good Shepherd, Holy Week, Justification, Lent, Liturgical Music, Mission and Witness, New Year, Praise and Adoration, Redeemer, Thanksgiving and Harvest, Transfiguration, Trust, Word of God

Composer, Tune:

Nicolaus Decius; John C. Hatton; Conrad Kocher; Edward J. Hopkins; Andreas Hammerschmidt; William Croft; Melchior Vulpius; Johann Crüger; Heinrich Isaac; Friedrich O. Reuter; Henry T. Smart; Bernhard Schumacher; Louis Bourgeois

Composer, Setting:

Jacob B. Weber