Henry Baker wrote The King of Love My Shepherd Is based on Psalm 23, first publishing it in Hymns Ancient and Modern in 1868. This arrangement will appeal to you because of its beauty as well as its musical variety! The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never. I nothing lack if …
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O Worship the King (LYONS) – Eight handbells
The text O Worship the King has been matched with a number of melodies. This arrangement uses the LYONS hymn tune. O worship the King all-glorious above, O gratefully sing His power and his love: Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. O tell of His might …
When Morning Gilds the Skies (LAUDES DOMINI) – Eight handbells
We just love this eight-bell arrangement of When Morning Gilds the Skies because it has… well, that “morning” quality on a cool spring day when the sun rises gently in the east over hills of flowers. When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries: May Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer, …
Were You There? (WERE YOU THERE?) – Eight handbells
The familiar African-American spiritual does indeed fit into eight bells! Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Were you …
Kingsfold (KINGSFOLD) – Eight handbells
The English tune KINGSFOLD has been matched with many hymn texts. Its solemn/meditative feel lends itself well to thoughts of great depth. One such text is O Sing A Song of Bethlehem; the metrical index search link below provides a way to identify other lyrics matched with the tune. O sing a song of Bethlehem, …
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN) – Eight handbells
Few hymns have had a more enduring effect on the Church than the Crucifixion remembrance, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded. O sacred head, now wounded with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, your only crown. O sacred head, what glory and blessing you have known! Yet, though despised and gory, I …
LDZ Arrangements – Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – Bass handbell ensemble
Negro spirituals are a vibrant and poignant expression of faith from over a century ago. This one speaks of complete reliance on a Savior who cares and comforts even in the most difficult of circumstances. Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen / Nobody knows but Jesus Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen / Glory, Hallelujah …
Jacob’s Ladder (JACOB’S LADDER) – Eight handbells
Jacob, the father of the Israelites, had a vision of angels ascending and descending a ladder reaching to heaven (Genesis 28). This vision is remembered in the hymn Jacob’s Ladder, where the believer celebrates the spiritual life as an ever-upward journey toward God. We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are …
In Babilone – Eight handbells
In Babilone is a traditional eighteenth-century Dutch hymn. It’s paired with various texts, one of which is There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea. There’s a kindness in God’s justice, which is more than liberty. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces …
Now the Green Blade Riseth – Eight handbells
This arrangement is dual-purpose – it can be played for Christmas or Easter! So… if you already have our eight-bell version of “Sing We Now of Christmas”, you don’t need to buy it again! Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that in the dark earth many years has lain; Love lives …
