Category: Hymns
“O God, Our Help in Ages Past” with multiple descants
A basic skill for any organist/church musician is composing hymn descants. Descants are countermelodies that make the singing of the hymn tune more enjoyable for the congregation…they allow the singers to enjoy the tension of counterpoint at a visceral level.
Jesus walked this lonesome valley
Standing in the Need of Prayer
The New Century Hymnal #519. Not My Brother, nor My Sister (Standing in the Need of Prayer)