paraclete press General $2.90 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Roert Lau SATB, organ, rass quartet and optional congregation Hymns o Praise Anthem Series
Roert Lau Roert Lau holds a B.S. in Music Education rom Leanon Valley College, an M.A. in Theory rom The Eastman School o Music and a Ph. D. in Musicology rom The Catholic University o America. He is Proessor Emeritus o Music at Leanon Valley College where he taught and chaired the Music Department. He has also served as Adunct Proessor at Penn State Harrisurg where he taught in the School o Humanities. Dr. Lau has had a varied career as a church musician. He was recently named Music Associate at the Cathedral o St. Stephen (Episcopal) in Harrisurg, PA, where he will colead diocesan Choral Evensongs as well as participating in occasional Sunday morning Eucharists and special events. He has more than 350 choral and keyoard works pulished y the leading music pulishing companies o the United States. He has een commissioned to write works or a variety o institutions, churches and individuals and is a consistent winner o Special Awards rom ASCAP or his work in pulished choral and keyoard works. Dr. Lau is the ormer Music Director o the Harrisurg Choral Society and ormer Artistic Director o Juilate Choral Ensemle o Gettysurg, PA. He regularly presents organ and choral workshops on a variety o topics or churches as well as chapters o the American Guild o Organists. He holds memerships in ASCAP, the American Choral Directors Association and the American Guild o Organists. He was recently awarded an Alumni Citation y his alma mater, Leanon Valley College, recognizing his contriution to the community, the college and his proession. Additional inormation, including links to his pulished works, can e ound at his we site www.roertlaucomposer.com. Paraclete Press sheet music is availale rom www.paracletesheetmusic.com
Commissioned y the Harrisurg Chapter, American Guild o Organists, or the Region III Convention, Harrisurg, PA, June 2730, 2011 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Congregation * Paraphrase o Te Deum y Ignaz ranz, trans. y Charles Walworth Grosser Gott, arr. y Roert Lau 1. Ho ly God, we praise thy name, Lord o all, 4. Ho ly a ther, ho ly Son, Ho ly Spi ow Three.. we rit, e ore thee; all on earth thy scep ter claim, we name thee; while in es sence on ly One, all in heav n a ove a dore thee; in i nite thy un di vid ed God we claim thee; then, a dor ing, vast end. do main, ev er last ing is thy reign. the knee and con ess the mys ter y. * Verses 2 3 are choir only. THIS PAGE ONLY MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED OR CONGREGATIONAL USE. All reproductions must include copyright notice. Copyright 2014 y Paraclete Press, Orleans, MA 02653 All rights reserved.
Commissioned y the Harrisurg Chapter, American Guild o Organists, or the Region III Convention, Harrisurg, PA, June 2730, 2011 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name SATB, organ, rass quartet and optional congregation Paraphrase o Te Deum y Ignaz ranz, trans. y Charles Walworth Grosser Gott, arr. y Roert Lau Trumpets in C 5 Tromones Organ Maestoso q = 104 4 3 4 3 4 3 Gt. 4 3 n n n n n n n n n n n Copyright 2014 y Paraclete Press, Orleans, MA 02653 All rights reserved.
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