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Nicaea (Introductions, Interludes, Modulations, Reharmonizations)

Jul 30, 2025

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Holy, Holy, Holy! I was out of town on Trinity Sunday so I’m glad for another appropriate week to use it. Elizabeth’s Choice:Dan Miller’s arrangement pretty much slaps. It has an intro, modulation, and reharm in Eflat. And it’s free! I’ll be playing the last page down the octave since my organ is screeching in…

Lobe Den Herren (Introductions, Interludes, Reharmonization, Descant)

Jul 16, 2025

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Elizabeth Bemis

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Elizabeth’s ChoiceReharmonization/Interlude – I’ll be using a cut of William McNair’s reharmonization as an interlude this week. https://www.hymnsfororgan.org/_files/ugd/73c514_9ccf1aa65fea43db8331bb157b813114.pdf Other OptionsIntroduction/Interlude: By William McNair: https://www.hymnsfororgan.org/_files/ugd/73c514_5151b19f6d794829bcb43c8654fbde78.pdf David Schelat has a fun prelude that could be excerpted! PDF available. https://www.ecspublishing.com/many-and-great-seven-settings-for-organ.html Charles Callahan has a super simple one in “The Art of Hymn Playing”, available for PDF purchase. https://www.morningstarmusic.com/the-art-of-hymn-playing-volume-i-5.html…

Lauda Anima (Introductions, Reharmonizations, & Interludes)

Jan 23, 2024

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Elizabeth Bemis

in Hymnody Resources

Commonly set to the text “Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven”, this hymn made the cut for my wedding processional, in the form of an arrangement used at a Royal Coronation. My fabulous organist didn’t bat an eye at the absolute micro-managing of the arrangements…

Cwm Rhhonda (Introductions, Reharmonizations, and Interludes)

Jan 22, 2024

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Elizabeth Bemis

in Hymnody Resources

This tune made the cut for my wedding hymnody, in the form of “Guide Me O, Thou Great Jehovah.” It’s also set to “God of Grace and God of Glory”, this Sunday’s closing hymn at Christ Church Cathedral. Most resources are in G Major unless otherwise noted.

Old 100th (Introductions, Reharmonizations, Interludes, & More)

Jan 22, 2024

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Elizabeth Bemis

in Hymnody Resources

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.

Ebenezer/Ton-Y-Botel (Introductions, Reharmonizations, & Descants)

Jan 20, 2024

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Elizabeth Bemis

in Hymnody Resources

This tune has been set to several texts, including “Thy Strong Word did Cleave the Darkness”, “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus”, and “Once to Man and Every Nation.”

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Nicaea (Introductions, Interludes, Modulations, Reharmonizations)

Lobe Den Herren (Introductions, Interludes, Reharmonization, Descant)

Lauda Anima (Introductions, Reharmonizations, & Interludes)

Cwm Rhhonda (Introductions, Reharmonizations, and Interludes)

Old 100th (Introductions, Reharmonizations, Interludes, & More)

Ebenezer/Ton-Y-Botel (Introductions, Reharmonizations, & Descants)

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