SATB, Piano Ed. 9050 $1.70 Two American Hymns

SATB, Piano

Ed. 9050 $1.70

Two American Hymns

(How Firm a Foundation ? Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing)

arr. Christopher Miller

PLE SAM

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Christopher Miller earned a BMEd degree from The Ohio State University where, as a voice major, he studied with Dale Gilliland, Maurice Casey and Irma Cooper. As a member of various choirs both during and after college, he has sung under the direction of guest conductors Robert Shaw, Erich Kunzel, Jester Hairston and Ward Swingle. Singing and arranging for the real-world environment of volunteer choirs has taught Christopher Miller the importance of producing music that is harmonically rich and interesting without being difficult to learn. Of his arranging, the Lima, Ohio native says, "I enjoy giving old familiar melodies interesting new treatments. Even when it is difficult, it is more play than work."

How Firm a Foundation (excerpts) How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

is laid for your faith in His excellent word! What more can He say than to you He hath said,

to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

E When through deep waters He calls thee to go, the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For He will be with thee thy troubles to bless,

L and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. ? John Rippon's A Selection of Hymns...(1787) P Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace. Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I raise my *Ebenezer hither by Thy help I'm come;

M And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His precious blood.

O to grace, how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be!

ALet Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; Here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.

S* Alternate text: my holy altar ? Robert Robinson, (1735 ? 1790)

Sopranos

& Ranges:

(oe)

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Altos

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Tenors ? (oe oe)

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* Soprano and tenor ranges are extended for unison singing.

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Two American Hymns

(How Firm a Foundation ? Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing) for Mixed Chorus (SATB) with Piano Accompaniment

Isaiah 43:1-5 (alt.)

Foundation and Nettleton

Robert Robinson (1735-1790)

arr. Christopher Miller

Allegretto con

brio

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= 69-76)

Piano mf

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Unison Men mf with conviction

How firm a foun - da - tion, ye saints of the

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M 13 Unison Trebles

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laid for your faith

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13 Lord,

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in His ex - cel-lent

word.

What more can He

Duration: ca. 5:10

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