Here’s a dual-purpose arrangement that you can play as Sing We Now of Christmas for Christmas, or as Now the Green Blade Riseth for Easter!
| Sing we now of Christmas, Noel, sing we here! Hear our grateful praises to the babe so dear. Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel! Angels called to shepherds, In Bethlehem they found him; Gold and myrrh they took there, |
Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain, Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again like wheat that springeth green. In the grave they laid Him, Love who had been slain, Forth He came at Easter, like the risen grain, When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, |
Church Calendar: Ester, Christmas
Hymn Tune: NOEL NOUVELET
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Handbells (three to five octaves)
Level 3
And here’s a video of the Carillon Ringers (Third Reformed Church, Holland, MI):
Preview:
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Also available for 6 accompanied handbells and 8 handbells.
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