This is a buoyant and energetic hymn recently written by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Matt Papa, rehearsing our standing in Christ and the beautiful doctrine of salvation. This is a must-sing on all fronts! In this arrangement, the piano will open with a festive introduction, and the instruments build texture together slowly into the refrain to strengthen the 6/8 spirited style. Three stanzas are offered (with the refrain each time), and as the stanza builds to an even greater climax, the final refrain widens description of the believer’s declaration in Christ, “Now I stand in His freedom, ransomed, clean in His sight…” This powerful hymn is perfect for a service opener, or can be used anytime for to give a believer an opportunity to proclaim the power of the gospel.
Real Responses from Congregations
Molly plays for the church my mother-in-law attends. The congregation becomes like a big choir with her arrangements. I’ve enjoyed the music when we’ve visited!
The beautiful accompaniment and the unison congregation could be used both congregationally and chorally (as we did)… For small to medium-sized choirs on low attendance Sundays these could be effective choral pieces or as a way to develop choir and orchestra when (as is our case) some choir members are also instrumentalists. We used three pieces as part of our Easter celebration. All were very well received. We were able to include our developing orchestra with all of it. So, thank you!
We love using these arrangements at Valley Community Baptist Church in our worship setting, regardless if we are using just piano and organ on a particular Sunday, or our full orchestra with choir and congregation. As the organist, the conductors score offers a great organ score option as an asset for churches using organ with these settings without revamping the piano score, making it quite easy… Thank you, Molly!
Molly’s congregational accompaniments add a freshness to treasured hymns of the past that enables a cross-generational congregation to join together in passionate worship of a great God.
