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Christmas Wish List Ideas

Trying to find a great music gift for someone in your life?

Here are just a few favorites:

Audio music:

A Victorian Sunday  Amazon
Old-Tyme Gospel Hymns and Sacred Solos: Edison Records, Alexander, and Rodeheaver by Caleb Garraway
Artisans in Brass: Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs   Amazon     Product Website    Musical Innovations
Nursery Bible Songs by A Beka Book  (great for children)  (I own this CD and personally do not recommend the updated CD versions.)

Digital audio music:

In God We Trust, In God Alone   Amazon

Intermediate piano:

Play Hymns 3  – fantastic!  This book has amazing piano arrangements of well-known and loved songs (such as “It Is Well,” “Trust and Obey”)  Amazon

Famous and Fun Christmas 3 – another “go-to” book; great book!  It has Christmas favorites such as “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (outstanding optional teacher duet included)    Amazon      SMP

Hymnal (Don’t laugh!  I know several individuals who would love to receive one.)  Several popular ones:  Majesty  Great Hymns of the Faith  Living Hymns  Living Hymns Updated

Late intermediate/Early advanced piano:

How Great Thou Art  Link
Be Still My Soul  Link
Nearer, Still Nearer  Link
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Spanish:

CD –Grabaciones de Selecciones de Himnos de la iglesia – I thoroughly enjoy hearing familiar hymns (and sung a Capella also)   Link
Hymnal – Celebremos Su Gloria (definitely not all songs are conservative)  Link  —

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Sunday’s offertory – Send the Light

Here is a phenomenal offertory!  My church appreciates this so much.  I enjoy the message of the song.  It works well as a regular offertory, yet can also be used during mission’s conference as well.  It is well-written and musically-designed.  You will appreciate it greatly.

 

Where to find:

Previously published in book HymnNotes Intermediate Level 3

Currently available thru Sacred Sheet Music

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Offertory for Sunday

This piece is a nice arrangement.  Additionally, it can have several uses in your church ministry: offertory, communion song, or calm piece played during service time.

offertory Old Rugged Cross Near the Cross Christian funeral song Lords supper song music

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It can be shortened by playing the first two pages and then jumping directly to the last page.  (perfect length offertory for most churches in which I have played)

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Where to find:

Single score

As part of a collection

 

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Free piano sheet music

As also a music teacher, I am always on the lookout for good music sheets that students would enjoy which also teach great technique.  The following two links are such a source.  These have worked well for someone who has already learned some hymns or is advanced enough to read intermediate level hymn arrangements.

Two favorites:

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Level 3 (I have had students play the first page through two times.)

It Is Well  – Level 3

 

A special “thank you” to Michael Kravchuk for his work and having these arrangements available on his website.

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Sunday offertory

Looking for a heart-stirring offertory?  Try this one – it will be sure to bless your congregation:

“Nearer, Still Nearer” by James Koerts

You can find it as a solo sheet or in the piano collection Blessed Assurance.

The musical setting matches the lyrics so well.  It is a calm, thoughtful composition that clearly portrays the words written by Lelia Morris.

Where to find:

Solo sheet
Blessed Assurance piano book