Category: Eight-Bell

Blessed Assurance (ASSURANCE) (eight handbells and piano)

Blessed Assurance is one of Fanny Crosby’s all-time classic hymns. It speaks of faith, dependence, and triumph through having an absolute reliance on God and His power. Our arrangement is for two octaves, and will be a welcome addition to your ensemble’s repertoire. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! …

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Shall We Gather at the River? – for eight handbells and piano

Our arrangement of Shall We Gather at the River for eight handbells and piano will work well with your small handbell ensemble (duet, trio, or quartet)! Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod; With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God? Yes, we’ll gather at the river, …

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Shall We Gather at the River? (eight handbells and piano)

Shall We Gather at the River, traditionally, is regarded as a baptism hymn, but it also reminds us of the wonder and glory of that day when we shall be in heaven with God. Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod; With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne …

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Jesus es Mi Rey Soberano (MI REY Y MI AMIGO) – for eight handbells

Isn’t it amazing that the King of Kings wants to be our Savior … and our Friend? It’s our joy to make our eight-bell arrangement of this hymn available. Jesús es mi Rey soberano, Mi gozo es cantar su loor; Es Rey, y me ve cual hermano, Es Rey y me imparte suamor. De jando …

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Jesus es Mi Rey Soberano (MI REY Y MI AMIGO) – Eight handbells

Jesus es Me Rey Soberano (translated: “Jesus is my sovereign King”) is a Mexican hymn by Vicente Mendoza. It conveys the sense of amazement that Jesus Christ wants to be our King, and that He draws us into His heavenly family. Jesús es mi Rey soberano, Mi gozo es cantar su loor; Es Rey, y …

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Angels We Have Heard on High – our second version for eight handbells!

We love the Christmas carol Angels We Have Heard on High so much that we now have a second “standard” eight-bell version! We hope you’ll enjoy it enough to play both arrangements during the holidays!

The Spider Song – for eight handbells (and free!)

Okay… we hedged our bets with respect to the title, because this children’s song is called Itsy Bitsy Spider in the US, Incy Wincy Spider in the UK. Fortunately, the hand motions are the same in both places. You’ll have fun with our free eight-bell arrangement!

The Spider Song

Okay… we hedged our bets with respect to the title, because this children’s song is called Itsy Bitsy Spider in the US, Incy Wincy Spider in the UK. Fortunately, the hand motions are the same in both places! Bells used: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F6, G6 Key: C major This arrangement is provided …

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We have a new “Surprisingly Easy”™ Christmas Collection!

It’s been quite a while since we released a new collection of “Surprisingly Easy”™ Advent/Christmas/Epiphany arrangements – here’s the fourth one! It includes the following: Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella From Starry Skies Descending Joy to the World O du Fröhliche Pat-a-Pan People, Look East The Friendly Beasts The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came Here’s …

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Larry and Carla’s Fourth “Surprisingly Easy”™ Christmas Collection

Welcome to our fourth “Surprisingly Easy”™ Christmas eight-bell collection! You can play this music with two four-in-hand ringers… or you could have four ringers with two bells each. Beginning ringers will have fun with these, and will have an easy way to learn to play multiple bells, too. And when you master them, you can …

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