Category: Choir music

Conservative christian music for choir

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He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions – song similar to Isaiah 53 theme

Today at the nursing home, one of our church members sang a special of the song “He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions.”  Wow!!!  If you have never heard the song or looked at the words, you have missed something!  Our hymnal incorporates the first, second, and fourth verses in its score, which are the verses I recommend.

The devotional today was Isaiah 53, and this song incorporates many of the themes of that passage.  Have a look at some of the words written by Thomas Chisholm:

“He was wounded for our trangressions,
He bore our sins in His body on the tree;
For our guilt He gave us peace,
From our bondage gave release,
And with His stripes, and with His stripes,
And with His stripes our souls are healed.”

“He was numbered among transgressors,
We did esteem Him forsaken by His God;
As our sacrifice He died,
That the law be satisfied,
And all our sin, and all our sin,
And all our sin was laid on Him.”

Amazing words, right?

Where to find:

Many hymnals contain this song.

Living Hymns #165
Great Hymns of the Faith #117

If wish to hear an audio of song, here is a link for educational purposes.

FYI – The author also wrote other familiar songs such as “O To Be Like Thee” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”

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We Rest on Thee

This is neat!

 

Here are the words:

We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender!
We go not forth alone against the foe;
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go.
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go.

Yes, in Thy Name, O Captain of salvation!
In Thy dear Name, all other names above;
Jesus our Righteousness, our sure Foundation,
Our Prince of glory and our King of love.
Jesus our Righteousness, our sure Foundation,
Our Prince of glory and our King of love.

We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,
And needing more each day Thy grace to know:
Yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go.
Yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go.

We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Thine is the battle, Thine shall be the praise;
When passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
Victors, we rest with Thee, through endless days.
When passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
Victors, we rest with Thee, through endless days.

– Edith Cherry

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Since it’s a familiar tune, your congregation would be easily able to sing it, or it could be done as a special, or even a choir piece.

Tune: Finlandia

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In addition – there are other words put to the same tune: We Thank You, Lord.

 

Bonus:  here is a piano arrangement that works well as an offertory.

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Have you seen this one – Oh, How Sweet

Have you seen this one? –

“Oh, How Sweet” by Trista Hummel arr. by Josh Hummel is a beautifully written piece.  You will recognize the theme of “‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” marvelously written into this wonderful arrangement.

Piano score is amazing!

Where to find:

Sheet

Cover tiny file
look inside		 Oh, How Sweet
Composed by Trista Hummel. Arranged by Josh Hummel. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. SoundForth #10/5099SF. Published by SoundForth (S2.10-5099SF).

Digital

Cover tiny file
look inside		 Oh, How Sweet
Composed by Trista Hummel. Arranged by Josh Hummel. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by SoundForth (LX.10-5099SF).

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Choir piece – No Greater Allelulia

I just heard the following and instantly appreciated this choir piece.

Have a listen:

The theme of the piece utilizes the word Alleluia.  This word comes from two words which originate from the Hebrew Hallelujah.  The first part is from halal which in this context could have meaning of “to shine; make a show, to boast, to glory, to praise.”[1]  That adds much more depth to our understanding of this word!  (The second word is from Yahh [often written Jah], which is the name of God.)

One will find Alleluia in Scripture in Revelation chapter 19: “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, ‘Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:'”  Wow!  Imagine what that will be like!!

 

Where to find:

SATB choir

Cover tiny file
look inside		 No Greater Alleluia
Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Harold Flammer. Anthem, General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Harold Flammer Music (HL.35029692).

Digital choir sheet

Cover tiny file
look inside		 No Greater Alleluia
Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Choral. Sacred. Choral. 10 pages. Published by Hal Leonard – Digital Sheet Music (HX.316576).

 

Orchestra accompaniment (CD-ROM)

StudioTraxCD

Cover tiny file
look inside		 No Greater Alleluia
Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Harold Flammer. Anthem, General Worship, Sacred. CD only. Published by Harold Flammer Music (HL.35029694).

 

[1] The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.

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Psalm 37:4 – Delight Yourself in the Lord

 

A year ago, our church group had an activity of hiking a beautiful mountainous area, following which we had a picnic at the top.  During the course of time, we broke into a “singspiration.”  One of the songs that was presented was “Delight Yourself in the Lord.”

I love the words to this piece and the tune fits nicely with the lyrics.

Have a look:
Link to “Delight Yourself in the Lord” (audio sample available also)

Where to find:

Wilds online store – single sheet – both regular and eprint

 

“Delight thyself also in the LORD;
and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
– Ps. 37:4