I Sing a Song of the Saints of God - festival hymn accompaniment for organ, brass quintet by Todd Marchand Horn - Digital Sheet Music
By Todd Marchand
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I Sing a Song of the Saints of God - festival hymn accompaniment for organ, brass quintet
22125220
22125220
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Horn,Organ,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.726140
Composed by J.H. Hopkins. Arranged by Todd Marchand. Christian,Sacred. 21 pages. Con Spirito Music #6607297. Published by Con Spirito Music (A0.726140)."I Sing a Song of the Saints of God" is a children's hymn written by Lesbia Lesley Scott (1898-1986) and first published in Everyday Hymns for Little Children in 1929.
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The spouse of an Anglican priest and writer of pageant plays and religious dramas, Scott composed numerous hymns — both texts and tunes — for various topics and occasions to sing to her own young children. Her hymn, "Saints Days" ("I Sing a Song of the Saints of God") was selected for inclusion in The Hymnal 1940 of the Episcopal Church USA, with a new tune, GRAND ISLE, composed by John Henry Hopkins (1861-1945), a retired Episcopal priest and relative of John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1820-1891), composer of "We Three Kings of Orient Are."
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Though very provincial in its allusions to the culture of rural England in the early 20th century, "I Sing a Song of the Saints of God" is beloved by American Anglicans — so much that when it was considered for removal from the Episcopal Church's The Hymnal 1982 for its "lack of theological profundity," it sparked a letter-writing campaign to retain it.
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A jaunty tune that is simply fun to sing, "I Sing a Song of the Saints of God" is appropriate for the commemoration of any saint and at baptismal services, and it is especially recommended for All Saints Day.
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The copyrighted text may be found as #293 in The Hymnal 1982, as #712 in the United Methodist Hymnal, and in various other sources. This arrangement is intended to accompany congregational singing on festive occasions and features an introduction by brass quintet, verse 1 accompaniment by organ, verse 2 accompaniment by solo trumpet and organ, a brief interlude/modulation up one step, verse 3 accompaniment by brass with trumpet descant and organ, and a joyful coda.
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