Description
Published in 2012, Hymn Tune Compositions by Austin C. Lovelace contains hymn tune chorale preludes and sets of variations, hymn tunes with texts for congregational singing, and six solo settings using hymn tune melodies. Over 90 pages of compositions based on familiar and original hymn tunes, all composed and/or arranged by Austin C. Lovelace, a widely known and widely published composer. Plastic comb binding permits easy use. And please note: no special permission is required to duplicate any of the hymns for singing in a service; that permission is printed at the bottom of the hymn page.
Section 1: 12 Organ Compositions
Variations on:
BROTHER JAMES’ AIR (James L. MacBeth Bain, 1915)
ENDLESS SONG (Robert Lowry, 1869)
MATERNA (Samuel A. Ward, 1888)
MENDELSSOHN (Felix Mendelssohn, 1840)
O WALY WALY (English Folk Melody)
ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR (George Job Elvey, 1858)
SIMPLE GIFTS (Shaker Melody) (music by Austin C. Lovelace and Adrienne Tindall)
SLANE (Irish Folk Melody)
VREUCHTEN (17th Century Dutch Melody)
Chorale Preludes on:
KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUS (Ludwig M. Lindeman, 1840)
NOMMES (by Austin C. Lovelace)
WILLINGHAM (Franz Abt, 1819-1885)
Section 2: 22 original hymn tunes by Lovelace
(Permission to copy for sacred use is printed on each hymn page)
AUSTIN’S GARDEN HYMN / The Lord my Shepherd is (Psalm 23)
CERTITUDE / It matters not what be thy lot (Mary Baker Eddy)
CRY TO GOD / Save me God! Your name and might (Psalm 54)
EVERLASTING GATES / All the earth belongs to God (Psalm 24)
GOD GOVERNS / God has spoken by the Prophets (Robert C. Briggs)
LIVING LIGHT / On wings of living light (William Walsham Howe)
NAMEN When I think of You, O God (Adrienne Tindall)
NO HIDING PLACE / Search me, O God, and know my heart (Psalm 139)
NOMMES / O God, my Friend and Guardian (Adrienne Tindall)
SHELTERING WINGS / From the ends of the earth will I cry to God (Psalm 61)
THE LOVE OF GOD Let the love of God (a translation of Jens Schørring text)
THIRSTING DEER My soul is longing for my God (Psalm 42)
VISION / Saw ye my Saviour? (Mary Baker Eddy)
WELLSHIRE / Speak to me, God! (Psalm 8)
LOVELACE 15 / Lord, those who seek Your holy hill (Psalm 15)
LOVELACE 26 / From shore to shore let God’s great name (Psalm 67)
LOVELACE 45 / Father, bless this wedding (Psalm 45)
LOVELACE 65 / You crown the year with goodness, Lord (Psalm 65)
LOVELACE 93 / The Lord our Father reigns! (Psalm 93)
LOVELACE 101 / I will extol Thee, Lord on high (Psalm 30)
LOVELACE 123 / Heavenly God, hear my petition (Psalm 123)
LOVELACE 137 / I’ll live in Babylon (Psalm 137)
Section 3: 6 vocal solos
The Lord my Shepherd is / AUSTIN’S GARDEN HYMN (Austin C. Lovelace, 1961)
Though I lift mine eyes / THE TURTLE DOVE (Irish Folk Melody)
In the bleak mid-winter / CRANHAM (Gustav Holst, 1906)
Open my eyes, that I may see / O WALY WALY (English Folk Melody)
Let the love of God / THE LOVE OF GOD (Austin C. Lovelace, 1988)
On wings of living light / LIVING LIGHT (Austin C. Lovelace, 2007)
93 pages of music
Copyright ©2012 DARCEY PRESS. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-889079-58-5 & ISMN 979-0-58002-043-7