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These original descants by Jeff Whitmill are offered for your use, free of charge. You can look them over as graphics, then download them for printing and copying. I only ask that you retain the copyright information on them when you make copies for your choir. PLEASE NOTE: The PDFS are optimized for print - the hard copies will look better than what you see onscreen.
I always like to begin a church service with a rousing hymn of praise, with the sopranos adding a descant on the last stanza. That's where these came from - they've all been used in church services before. I'm in the process of preparing all the descants I've done, so if what you want isn't here, please check back soon. Or, if you're really in a pinch, drop a line to me here: jeff@whitmill.net. I may have it sitting around here already and could move it up in the queue. I'm also thinking of offering a customizing service - altering the key, changing the verses, etc. - but I'd probably need to charge a nominal fee for that. I'm not looking to get rich on these (obviously!), but it would be nice to cover costs for special work. If you think you might want some custom descant work done, just e-mail me at - you guessed it - jeff@whitmill.net. Enjoy!
Search our database - Currently having problems - it's lopping off the first tune of any set returned. If you're searching for a single title, it may tell you it found one, but won't provide a link. I'm working to resolve the issue. Right now you may find it faster/easier to just BROWSE through the list. |
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| 125 DESCANTS by JEFF WHITMILL | |||||
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| TITLE | TUNE | TEXT | MUSIC | DOWNLOAD | |
| God Is Here | ABBOT'S LEIGH | Fred Pratt Green | Cyril V. Taylor |  |
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| Lord of Light | ABBOT'S LEIGH | Howell E. Lewis | Cyril V. Taylor | |
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| O Come, All Ye Faithful | ADESTE FIDELES | John F. Wade | John F. Wade | |
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| Amazing Grace | AMAZING GRACE | John Newton | Traditional American | |
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| Joy to the World | ANTIOCH | Isaac Watts | G.F. Handel | |
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| All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord | ARMENIA | Charles Wesley | Sylvanus B. Pond | |
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| Blessed Assurance | ASSURANCE | Fanny J. Crosby | Phoebe P. Knapp | |
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| Church's One Foundation, The | AURELIA | Samuel J. Stone | Samuel Sebastian Wesley | |
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| Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken | AUSTRIA | John Newton | Croatian Folk Song | |
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| O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing | AZMON | Charles Wesley | Carl G. Gläser | |
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| Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (ELW) | AZMON | Charles Wesley | Carl G. Gläser | |
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| Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | BEECHER | Charles Wesley | John Zundel | |
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| People, Look East | BESANÇON | Eleanor Farjeon | French Carol | |
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| Christ is the King! | BEVERLY | George K.A. Bell | Charles R. Anders | |
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| Lord's My Shepherd, The | BROTHER JAMES' AIR | Psalms of David in Meeter | James L. Macbeth Bain | |
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| Praise and Thanksgiving | BUNESSAN | Albert F. Bayly | Gaelic tune | |
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| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | CAROL | Edmund H. Sears | Richard Storrs Willis | |
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| All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name | CORONATION | Edward Perronet | Oliver Holden | |
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| In the Bleak Midwinter | CRANHAM | Gustav Holstt | Christina Rossetti | |
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| Lift High the Cross | CRUCIFER | George William Kitchin | Sydney Hugo Nicholson | |
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| For the Healing of the Nations | CWM RHONDDA | Fred Kaan | John Hughes | |
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| God of Grace and God of Glory | CWM RHONDDA | Harry Emerson Fields | John Hughes | |
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| God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind | CWM RHONDDA | Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr. | John Hughes | |
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| Blest Be the Tie That Binds | DENNIS | John Fawcett | Johann G. Nägeli | |
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| And Are We Yet Alive | DENNIS | Charles Wesley | Johann G. Nägeli | |
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| All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name | DIADEM | Edward Perronet | James Ellor | |
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| Crown Him with Many Crowns (UMC) | DIADEMATA | Matthew Bridges | George J. Elvey | |
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| Here Is Love | DIM OND IESU | William Rees | Robert Lowry | |
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| For the Beauty of the Earth | DIX | Folliot S. Pierpoint | Conrad Kocher | |
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| From All That Dwell Below the Skies | DUKE STREET | Isaac Watts | John Hatton | |
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| I Know That My Redeemer Lives! | DUKE STREET | Samuel Medley | John Hatton | |
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| Give to Our God Immortal Praise | DUKE STREET | Isaac Watts | John Hatton | |
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| Alleluia! Jesus is Risen | EARTH AND ALL STARS | Herbert F. Brokering | David N. Johnson | |
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| Christ the Lord is Risen Today | EASTER HYMN | Charles Wesley | Lyra Davidica | |
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| Jesus Christ Is Risen Today | EASTER HYMN | Latin Carol, 14th Century | Lyrica Davidica, London, 1708 | |
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| A MIghty Fortress is Our God (ELW) | EIN FESTE BURG | Martin Luther | Martin Luther | |
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| I Know Whom I Have Believed | EL NATHAN | Daniel W. Whittle | James McGranahan | |
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| Hail to the Lord's Anointed | ELLACOMBE | James Montgomery | Gesangbuch der H. W. k. Hofkapelle | |
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| Day of Resurrection, The | ELLACOMBE | John of Damascus | German Melody | |
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| When in Our Music God is Glorified | ENGELBERG | Fred Pratt Green | Charles V. Stanford | |
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| We Know That Christ is Raised | ENGELBERG | John B. Geyer | Charles V. Stanford | |
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| Let Us with a Gladsome Mind | EVER FAITHFUL | John Milton | Arthur S. Sullivan | |
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| Great is Thy Faithfulness | FAITHFULNESS | Thomas O. Chisholm | William M. Runyan | |
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| For All Your Saints, O Lord | FESTAL SONG | Richard Mant | William H. Walter | |
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| Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above | FOREST GREEN | Charles Wesley | Traditional English | |
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| I Sing the Almighty Power of God | FOREST GREEN | Isaac Watts | Traditional English | |
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| How Firm a Foundation | FOUNDATION | J. Rippon | Early American | |
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| Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! | GELOBT SEI GOTT | Cyril A. Alington | Melchior Vulpius | |
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| Angels We Have Heard on High | GLORIA | French Carol | French Carol | |
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| What Child is This | GREENSLEEVES | William C. Dix | English Ballad | |
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| Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking | HAYDN | F.R.L. von Canitz | Franz Joseph Haydn | |
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| Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know | HENDON | Johann C. Schwedler | H.A. César Malan | |
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| Christ Loves the Church | HIGH STREET | Brian Wren | Jane Marshall | |
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| God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens | HOLY MANNA | Catherine Cameron | William Moore | |
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| How Great Thou Art | HOW GREAT THOU ART | Stuart K. Hine | Stuart K. Hine | |
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| Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | HYMN TO JOY | Henry Van Dyke | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
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| As We Gather at Your Table | IN BABILONE | Carl P. Daw Jr. | Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen | |
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| Once in Royal David's City | IRBY | Cecil Frances Alexander | Henry J. Gauntlett | |
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| Christ for the World We Sing | ITALIAN HYMN | Samuel Wolcott | Felice de Giardini | |
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| Come, Thou Almighty King | ITALIAN HYMN | Anonymous | Felice de Giardini | |
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| Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus | JEFFERSON | Charles Wesley | W. Walker (Southern Harmony) | |
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| Thine Be the Glory | JUDAS MACCABEUS | Edmond L. Budry | G. F. Handel | |
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| Day of Resurrection, The | LANCASHIRE | John of Damascus | Henry T. Smart | |
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| All Creatures of Our God and King | LASST UNS ERFREUEN | Francis of Assisi | Geistliche Kirchengesänge | |
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| Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds | LASST UNS ERFREUEN | Paul Z. Strodach | Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Köln, 1623 | |
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| Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven | LAUDA ANIMA | Henry F. Lyte | John Goss | |
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| When Morning Gilds the Sky (in C) | LAUDES DOMINI | Katholisches Gesangbuch | Joseph Barnby | |
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| When Morning Gilds the Sky (in Bb) | LAUDES DOMINI | Katholisches Gesangbuch | Joseph Barnby | |
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| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | LOBE DEN HERREN | Joachim Neander | Erneuerten Gesangbuch | |
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| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (LBW) | LOBE DEN HERREN | Joachim Neander | Ernewerten Gesangbuch | |
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| O Worship the King | LYONS | Robert Grant | Johann Michael Haydn | |
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| Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart | MARION | Edward H. Plumptre | Arthur H. Messiter | |
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| America the Beautiful | MATERNA | Katherine L. Bates | Samuel A. Ward | |
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| In Christ There Is No East or West | MCKEE | John Oxenham | Afro-American Spiritual | |
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| O Spirit of the Living God | MELCOMBE | James Montgomery | Samuel Webbe, Sr. | |
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| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | MENDELSSOHN | Charles Wesley | Felix Mendelssohn | |
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| Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above | MIT FREUDEN ZART | Johann J. Schütz | Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesänge | |
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| Christ is Risen! Alleluia! | MORGENLIED | John S.B. Monsell | Frederick C. Maker | |
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| As the Sun with Longer Journey | NAGEL | John Patrick Earls | Carl F. Schalk | |
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| America | NATIONAL ANTHEM | Samuel F. Smith | Thesaurus Musicus | |
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| Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | NEAR THE CROSS | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | |
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| Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing | NETTLETON | Robert Robinson | Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second | |
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| Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (LBW) | NETTLETON | Robert Robinson | J. Wyeth | |
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| Holy, Holy, Holy | NICAEA | Reginald Heber | John B. Dykes | |
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| Holy, Holy, Holy (ELW) | NICAEA | Reginald Heber | John B. Dykes | |
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| Now Thank We All Our God | NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT | Martin Rinkhart | Johann Crüger | |
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| Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow | OLD 100TH | Thomas Ken | Louis Bourgeois | |
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| I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath (LBW) | OLD 113TH | Isaac Watts | Matthäus Greiter | |
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| I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath (UMC) | OLD 113TH | Isaac Watts | Matthäus Greiter | |
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| Forward! Be Our Watchword | RACHIE | Henry Alford | Caradog Roberts | |
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| Easter People, Raise Your Voices | REGENT SQUARE | William M. James | Henry T. Smart | |
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| Angels from the Realms of Glory | REGENT SQUARE | James Montgomery | Henry T. Smart | |
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| Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven | REGENT SQUARE | Henry F. Lyte | Henry T. Smart | |
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| New Songs of Celebration Render | RENDEZ A DIEU | Erik Routley | Strasbourg Psalter (1545) | |
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| And Can It Be That I Should Gain | SAGINA | Charles Wesley | Thomas Campbell | |
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| For All The Saints | SINE NOMINE | William W. How | Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
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| Be Thou My Vision | SLANE | Irish, 8th cent. | Irish Traditional | |
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| Come, Christians, Join to Sing | SPANISH HYMN | Christian Henry Bateman | Traditional | |
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| O God, Our Help in Ages Past | ST. ANNE | Isaac Watts | William Croft | |
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| Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise | ST. DENIO | Walter Chalmers Smith | Welsh melody | |
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| In Christ Called to Baptize | ST. DENIO | Ruth Duck | Walter Chalmers Smith | |
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| Fairest Lord Jesus | ST. ELIZABETH | Münster Gesangbuch | Schlesiche Volkslieder | |
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| Forward Through the Ages | ST. GERTRUDE | Frederick Lucian Hosmer | Arthur S. Sullivan | |
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| O Little Town of Bethlehem | ST. LOUIS | Phillips Brooks | Lewis H. Redner | |
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| All Glory, Laud and Honor | ST. THEODULPH | Theodulph of Orleans | Melchior Teschner | |
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| I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord | ST. THOMAS | Timothy Dwight | Aaron Williams | |
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| Silent Night, Holy Night! | STILLE NACHT | Joseph Mohr | Franz Gruber | |
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| Sing Glory to God the Father | TE DEUM | Michael Saward | Norman Warren | |
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| First Noel, The | THE FIRST NOWELL | English Traditional | English Traditional | |
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| My Hope is Built on Nothing Less | THE SOLID ROCK | Edward Mote | William B. Bradbury | |
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| O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord Thy Maker | TIDINGS | The Psalter, 1912 | James Walch | |
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| To God Be the Glory | TO GOD BE THE GLORY | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | |
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| Lift Up Your Heads (UMC hymnal) | TRURO | George Weissel | Psalmodia Evangelica | |
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| Lift Up Your Heads (LBW) | TRURO | George Weissel | Psalmodia Evangelica | |
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| All Are Welcome | TWO OAKS | Marty Haugen | Marty Haugen | |
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| See the Morning Sun Ascending | UNSER HERRSCHER | Charles Parkin | Joachim Neander | |
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| God of Love and God of Power | UNSER HERRSCHER | Gerald H. Kennedy | Joachim Neander | |
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| All Glory, Laud and Honor (LBW) | VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN | Theodulph of Orleans | Melchior Teschner | |
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| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | VENI EMMANUEL | 9th Century Latin | 15th Century French | |
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| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (LBW) | VENI EMMANUEL | 9th Century Latin | 15th Century French | |
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| It Is Well with My Soul | VILLE DU HAVRE | Horatio G. Spafford | Philip P. Bliss | |
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| Christ is Risen | W ZLOBIE LEZY | Brian Wren | Polish Carol | |
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| O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright | WIE SCHOEN LEUCHTET | Philipp Nicolai | Philipp Nicolai | |
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| What Wondrous Love is This | WONDROUS LOVE | USA Fok hymn | M. Walker (Southern Harmony) | |
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