Holy Week and Easter Hymns in easy to play lower keys
Do you or your organist struggle with playing the hymns at Easter?
Does your congregation struggle with singing hymns that are too high?
The Dublin & Glendalough Diocesan Church Music Committee has just published on their website
here
five of the most popular hymns used in Holy Week and Easter. You are welcome to print them off and use them.
These hymns have been arranged simply for easy playing and in lower keys so that congregations find them easy to sing. For instance, everyone knows that playing Jesus Christ is risen today is difficult and it doesn’t help that it’s only used once or twice a year! So don’t worry this Easter, there is an easy to play version in a lower key.
The hymns available are:
When I survey the wondrous cross: Rockingham, in D
All glory, laud and honour: St Theodulph, 2 versions in Bb and C
Jesus Christ is risen today: Easter Hymn in Bb
The whole bright world rejoices OR
Light’s glittering morn: Lasst uns erfreuen (Easter Song) in D
Thine be the glory: Maccabaeus in C
The committee is planning to publish more of these for each season of the church’s year and this is our first time to try this idea and so would welcome your feedback in order to make improvements for the future.
Further information please contact:
Jacqueline Mullen
Hon.Secretary Dublin and Glendalough Church Music Committee
honsec@churchmusicdublin.org