Every church organist should possess the skills to lead congregational hymns in a ay that is solid, full-odied, and creative. While standard practice is to perform a four-part, homophonic hymn ith the ass played on the pedal and other voices on the manuals, I have found through many years of teaching church organists ith varied levels of aility that many struggle ith this technique. Consequently, organists ho can master organ repertoire sometimes find themselves more limited hen it comes to playing hymns. Compromises made to the voicing of a hymn may result in a thin, unsupportive organ texture, and therefore inadequate leadership of an assemly. Hymn playing, hich should e an enoyale part of an organist s ork, may instead ecome a stumling lock. These hymn accompaniments are designed to meet the needs of organists ho struggle ith hymn playing, and to act as a ridge to exploring other creative ays to vary hymn accompaniments, ith the goal of supporting and enlivening the song of their congregations. These settings offer the organist a texture for playing the hymn that employs minimal yet supportive pedal, in addition to accessile hand positions accomplished y careful voice leading. Each hymn tune is presented ith at least to of the folloing treatments:, Setting 1, Interlude, and/or Setting 2. Some introductions may also e used as interludes, and some of the interludes are modulations. Several of the full stanza settings offer the option of playing the melody on a solo manual (some for right hand, some for left, ith the alternate hand and pedal providing the accompaniment), ut these stanzas may also e played on a single manual. A particular stanza arrangement may e played several times in succession, ith or ithout an interlude, or may e comined ith a standard four-part rendition or other settings. As ith all hymn playing, care must e taken ith these accompaniments to choose organ registrations that are alanced and that help reflect the text of each stanza. It is important to choose tempos that ork ith the pacing and delivery of the particular text, especially in relationship to the acoustics of the space. The orship tradition of the particular assemly must e taken into account, as ell as the particular service or liturgy in hich the hymn is eing sung. Phrasing and reathing ith the congregation should e carefully planned; the settings in this collection include a specific numer of extra eats eteen stanzas. It is my hope that this volume ill prove a valuale resource for all organists ho have een given the privilege of leading and inspiring congregational song. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. MorningStarMusic.com 800-67-2117 Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
Tale of Contents ADESTE FIDELES ANTIOCH 6 EASTER HYMN 8 ELLACOMBE 10 GROSSER GOTT 13 HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN 36 HOUSTON 16 HYFRYDOL 18 HYMN TO JOY 22 LASST UNS ERFREUEN 2 LLANFAIR 27 NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT 30 NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND 33 O FILII ET FILIAE 3 PASSION CHORALE 36 PLEADING SAVIOR 38 ST. FLAVIAN 0 ST. THEODULPH 2 SALZBURG THE FIRST NOWELL 6 VALET WILL ICH DER GEBEN 2 VENI EMMANUEL 8 WINCHESTER NEW 50 Church Year Index 52 Title Index 5
Adeste fideles 5. Setting: Solo Melody, Right Hand ( ) 10 ( ) ( ). ( ). Tune: ADESTE FIDELES, John F. Wade, 1711 1786, Cantus Diversi, 1751 (PD). Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
6 Antioch /Interlude. Ó.. J.... Ó.. 8 Setting 1.... J.... Tune: ANTIOCH, arr. from George Frideric Handel, 1685 1759, from Collection of Tunes, ed. T. Hakes, 1833. Adapt. Loell Mason for Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1836 (PD). Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
8 Easter Hymn 6 11... Tune: EASTER HYMN, from Lyra Davidica, 1708 (PD). Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
10 Ellacome. 5 Setting 1: Solo Melody, Right Hand 10. ẇ.. Tune: ELLACOMBE, from Gesanguch der Herzogl, Würtemerg, 178 (PD). Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
Grosser Gott 13 3 3.. 3.... 5......... 10 Setting 1................. Tune: GROSSER GOTT, from Katholisches Gesanguch, Vienna, c. 177 (PD). Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.
16 Houston 3..... 3.... 3.. 10 Setting................... 16......... Tune: HOUSTON, Kathleen Thomerson,. 193, copyright 1970, 1975 Celeration. All rights reserved. Used y permission. Music: Nely composed, and copyright 2013 ith this pulication. Copyright 2013 Birnamood Pulications (ASCAP) A division of MorningStar Music Pulishers, Inc., St. Louis, MO All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.67.2117.MorningStarMusic.com Reproducing this pulication in any form is prohiited y la ithout the permission of the pulisher.