Old 100th holds the title of the *only* “service music” sung in my childhood Baptist church, as the doxology. Here are some options to spice it up as a full hymn.
Elizabeth’s Choice(s):
Reharmonization: For the average Sunday, my personal choice for a reharmonization is the Rawsthorne 200 Last Verses. It’s just classic.
https://ohscatalog.org/noel-rawsthorne-two-hundred-last-verses/
It’s available on Amazon as well.
Introduction: Robert Lau has a toccata that can be utilized as an introduction – it is a tad long for my church as an introduction, so I’ll be making a cut from the first to last page. Love this piece.
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/toccata-on-old-100th-19558107.html
$7.50
For the ambitious/those with a trumpet player (Excerptible Intro, Reharmonizations, Descants, and Interludes)
The whole kit and caboodle! We used this Ralph Vaughan William’s arrangement for our Bicentennial Celebration – it is unmatched and I certainly recommend the entire arrangement. The introduction could certainly be used with any arrangement. Here’s a pdf I found.
https://music.gracechurchnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Vaughan-Williams-Old-Hundredth-All-people-that-on-earth.pdf
Hymns for organ (Introduction & Reharmonization)
Trusty hymnsfororgan.com has a nice reharmonization and introduction, linked below.
https://www.hymnsfororgan.org/old-100th
FREE
Sean Jackson (Reharmonization)
I don’t see a preview for this and can’t speak to it as a work, but have enjoyed a couple of Sean Jackson’s compositions.
https://blog.seanjacksonmusic.com/product/sheet-music-old-100th-reharmonization/
$3.50
Creative Use of the Organ in Worship (Modulations, Interludes, Reharmonizations)
A massive resource for those going straight from a hymn into the doxology. It contains reharmonizations as well. I like that both a physical and PDF copy is available.
https://www.hopepublishing.com/W744-CREATIVE_USE_OF_THE_ORGAN_IN_WORSHIP_VOL_4/
$69.95
Robert Hobby (Introduction, Reharmonization, Descant)
I am considering purchasing this just for the Reharmonization on verse 3. A nice job by Robert Hobby as always.
https://www.morningstarmusic.com/all-people-that-on-earth-do-dwell-old-hundredth.html
$10.00
Donald Rotermund (Introduction, Reharmonization)
A triple meter introduction and reharmonization.
https://www.morningstarmusic.com/old-hundredth-downloadable.html
$5.00
There are endless options to choose from on this classic hymn – let me know if you have a favorite I should include!
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