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Here
are some of the hymns I have worked on.
At the time of updating,
this list is very small compared with the total number of hymns worked
on. In time I will add sufficient here to illustrate the widest
spectrum possible subject to copyright. The Volume contains playover and bridge details of about 210 tunes representing just over
250 song or hymn titles. The total number of song and hymn tunes that I have studied exceeds 500. All PDFs open in a new tab.
| First lines/Title |
Tune |
Notes |
| All hail the power of Jesu's Name |
MILES
LANE |
Also see
Playovers |
| All hail the power of Jesu's Name |
DIADEM |
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| And can it be |
SAGINA |
This
has been very successful and the relatively long bridge gives a
much needed break for the voices. A shorter bridge is available
too. |
| As
pants the hart
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MARTYRDOM |
This
is no longer in the Volume but retained here... |
Awake,
awake, fling off
the night
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DEUS
TUORUM
MILITUM |
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Be
thou my vision
Lord of all hopefulness
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SLANE |
Beware
the slightly different versions to different lyrics! |
| Brightest
and best
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EPIPHANY |
Extract
from the Volume |
| Christians,
awake
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YORKSHIRE
(STOCKPORT) |
Extract
from the Volume |
| Dear Lord and Father of mankind
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REPTON |
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For
Mary, mother of our Lord
I come with joy |
ST
BOTOLPH |
This hymn has a feel
of 6:8 about it and that highlights the weakness of the end of
the second line; I have added a (3:4) bar here to make the singing
much easier; it flows beautifully. |
Good
Christians all...
The strife is o'er |
GELOB'T
SEI
GOTT (VULPIUS) |
The
Alleluias may be sung in different ways - hence the dotted ties... |
| Lord
the light of your love is shining |
Shine!
Jesus, shine! |
Popular
or overdone? One of those modern praise tunes that congregations
like but organists seemingly don't.
Organists, express your dislikes online if you must,
but if it's requested, you must play it!
If you don't like my quaver accompaniment in the refrain, then
don't use it! |
| Morning
has broken |
BUNESSEN |
Extract from
the Volume |
| O
Jesus, I have promised
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HATHEROP
CASTLE |
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| O
Lord, my God
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How
great thou art |
Melody
only playover and first lines illustrating how you MUST count
your way through this hymn to make any sense of the rhythm and
timing. SEE below |
| O
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
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WAS
LEBET |
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| Praise,
my soul, the King of Heaven
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PRAISE
MY SOUL |
3 pages
(updated September 2015)
You may wish to adjust the details but this works far better than
first two lines and pause and two beats silence! |
| Ring
out! Ye bells below |
TAVISTOCK |
Words
& Music George Campbell Grills (1947). This hymn has been
adopted by the Devon Bell Ringers' Association and is sung by a
number of others. This arrangement by me fine-tunes some harmonies
and adds a playover and playout. |
| Tell
out my Soul |
WOODLANDS |
Although
my introduction usually uses the first and last lines of
WOODLANDS, this highlights a repeated bar that is best omitted. |
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Here is my setting for All Things Bright and
Beautiful.
| Please
feel free to download and save it. The problem with this hymn is
getting it started so I use the obvious descending notes in the
base. But note how I get there; the refrain cuts to the second
half of the verse half way through. Don't be tempted to play the
third and fourth lines! |
All
Things Bright and Beautiful comes out regularly at weddings and
funerals and this method of playing it works perfectly every
time! Give it a try and whatever you do, DON'T pause or
rallentando anywhere; maintain a strict rhythmic tempo. |
Example of the music in the volume...
How Great Thou Art
This lovely hymn is really quite
difficult to get control of unless you are prepared to be strict
with the rhythm. Above I illustrate my playover consisting of parts
of the refrain moving straight into the verse with the timings.
Note: 1.
Your playover does NOT have to consist of the first two lines! Use
any part of the tune so long as it is recognisable! Here the refrain
is equally as good, and by bringing the playover to the end of the
refrain it is obvious that the verse is about to start.
2. I have shortened those notes that are repeated - essential if you
are going to hold on to the rhythm and timing.
3. I have added a set of words that you must sing to yourself to get
the timing right! Take yourself right through the verse and refrain
singing "one, two, three and four" etc. It will really
sort it out for you if you've been having problems with the timing!
4. Don't pause anywhere! Just keep the rhythm going.
5. I have altered the final bars to that conventionally used. If you
have a different arrangement at this point that's OK provided you
count carefully from the first note of the second line above.
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