This new hymn has become one of the most beloved hymns in our current modern hymnody. Matt Merker captured the very essence of this text’s beauty and clarity in his melody and added lyrics. In this setting, the piano will play the accompaniment for the first stanza, and as the instruments join in on the second and third, the long, shaped, lines in the instrumental overlay highlight the harmonic nuance and propel the lines forward. The meter changes are notated and easily accessible, and the repeats are clearly laid out. The chorus can be repeated here, if desired, as shown in this video, or the ending can come sooner as the music designates. Includes a full score, a piano score, and all individual instrumental parts: treble clef C instrument, treble clef B-flat instrument, horn, bass clef instrument, and guitar.
Real Responses from Congregations
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 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!
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.
