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 a 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

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

Tunes

BEACH SPRING; BOURBON; CAITHNESS; CONSOLATION; DEN STORE HVIDE FLOK; DIVINUM MYSTERIUM; EBENEZER; ENGELBERG; 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 FRUEDN ZART; NOËL NOUVELET; RESIGNATION; ST. COLUMBA; SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT; TWENTY-FOURTH (PRIMROSE); VATER UNSER; WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT; WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

Item Number:

977692pdf

Age(s):

12

Availability:

In Stock

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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 Vaughn Williams; Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi; John Goss; Lucius Chapin; Martin Luther; Georg Neumark; Philipp Nicolai

Composer, Setting:

John Eggert

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