Burton: Grandeur and Glory - Volume 9
Chorale Preludes on Hymns of Consolation and Comfort
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Shipping Policy- Composer: Daniel Burton (1944-)
- Instrumentation: Organ
Description
The church as a community celebrates important landmarks throughout its members' lives. Births, entry into the church, marriage, and death are some of the most common moments noted. for each there are appropriate hymns collected throughout the church's long and varied history. Hymns centered on the constancy of God's love, our trust in his faithfulness, the prospects of eternity, God's unfailing presence in our lives, and the serenity of the Christian faith all provide suitable focus at memorial services and funerals. These occasions offer unparalleled opportunities for church musicians to fulfill their mission, that of assisting in bridging the temporal world with the spiritual. At such occasions congregants are singularly open to the message that music offers on a level that is rarely achieved otherwise. Listeners' connection with hymn texts and their accompanying melodies along with the solemnity of the event provide a forum in which the divine and the human can make contact. Even the most earnest effort to create an atmosphere of celebration will have limited effect on the basic purpose of remembrance and a collective focus on our humanity and dependence on God. This collection centers primarily on hymns of comfort, with selected songs of triumph, such as "For All the Saints," "Rejoice in God's Saints," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me," and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" also included. Further hymns focusing on eternity, the resurrection, and trust in the all-encompassing power of God may be found in previous volumes of this series.
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Volume 2)
- Father, We Thank Thee (Volume 2)
- All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine (Volume 2)
- God Himself Is with Us (Volume 3)
- Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life (Volume 3)
- Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor (Volume 4)
- Sun of My Soul (Volume 4)
- My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (Volume 4)
- Where There Is Love (Volume 5)
- If You but Trust in God to Guide You (Volume 6)
- Lead Me Lord (Volume 6)
- Still, Still with Thee (Volume 6)
- Steal Away (Volume 6)
- O God Beyond All Praising (Volume 7)
- Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Sky (Volume 7)
-Daniel Burton, San Ramón Costa Rica
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