Category: Handbell Choir

A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth (AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON) (Handbells, 3 or 5 octaves plus handchimes, 3 octaves, Level 3-)

The hymn tune AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON dates from the sixteenth century. It’s from the Strassburger Kirchenant of 1525. We’ve found it to be a bit of an earworm, probably because of its harmonies. We hope you enjoy playing our Level 3- arrangement for three or five octaves of handbells. A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth, The …

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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (BEECHER) (Handbells, 3-5 octaves, plus handchimes, 3 octaves, Level 3+)

God is so great and so incredible that His love is overwhelming. His care for us is beyond anything we could expect or hope for, and His gift of salvation through Jesus Christ is beyond comprehensibility. We hope you’ll enjoy playing our arrangement for handbell choir! Love Divine, all loves excelling / Joy of heaven …

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O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (EBENEZER) – for sixteen handbells

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus is sung to the hymn tune EBENEZER, which means “stone of help.” Jesus is the Rock of Ages, and our Eternal Rescuer; He is the One to whom we must turn for salvation. Our new arrangement for sixteen handbells is straightforward to play with a bit of enjoyable …

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Sunrise (SUNRISE) (Handbells, 3 or 5 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 2+)

The hymn tune SUNRISE was published in 1768 in Kyriale (Luxembourg). You’ll find it in today’s hymnals with the texts At thy feet, O Christ, we lay and Spirit, Working in Creation. Hymn Tune: SUNRISE Find metrically-matched hymn texts Handbells (three or five octaves), plus handchimes (two octaves) Level 2+ Preview: Single Copy Version: $ …

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Sunrise (SUNRISE)(Handbells, 3 or 5 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 2+)

This hymn tune was published in 1768 in Kyriale (Luxembourg). You’ll find it in today’s hymnals with the texts At thy feet, O Christ, we lay and Spirit, Working in Creation. Here’s our arrangement – your handbell choir will enjoy playing it! Handbells (three or five octaves), plus handchimes (two octaves) Level 2+ Purchasing the …

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My Faith Has Found a Resting Place (LANDÅS) (Handbells, 3 or 5 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 3)

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place elegantly states the key truth of salvation: It is enough that Jesus died, and that He died for me.” No effort on our part will make a difference either way, because all we need to do is put our trust in Him. Here’s our new arrangement of this …

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My Faith Has Found a Resting Place (LANDÅS) (Handbells, 3 or 5 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 3)

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place elegantly states the key truth of salvation: It is enough that Jesus died, and that He died for me.” No effort on our part will make a difference either way, because all we need to do is put our trust in Him. My faith has found a resting …

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Procession and Celebration (Handbells, 5-7 octaves, plus handchimes, 2 octaves, Level 4)

Shosh Meyer is a friend from Oregon who does marvelous things with the handbell program at St. Matthew Lutheran Church (Beaverton, Oregon). Her love for music in general and handbells in particular has inspired the many, many ringers who have been involved in her ministry. Erik, Julie, and Jan Tate were three of those blessed …

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Kelvingrove (Handbells, 2-3 octaves, Level 2)

KELVINGROVE is an old Scottish tune. Where it appears in hymnals, it usually is under the title “The Summons”. We know you’ll enjoy playing our handbell arrangement of this melody! Historically, though, it’s a love song sung by a soldier to his love as he strolls with her one last time before he heads to …

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Stowey (handbells, for 3 to 5 octaves, Level 2+)

Our new arrangement of the traditional English melody STOWEY is multipurpose: As the folk melody STOWEY As the hymn When a Knight Won His Spurs: When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old, He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold With a shield on his arm and a lance …

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