Sunday Morning Praise Companion

Sunday Morning Blended Worship Companion presents 33 medleys that combine a hymn or traditional sacred song with a contemporary favorite. It includes arrangements at the late intermediate to early advanced levels for the church pianist who needs material for preludes, offertories, postludes, and other service music. Titles: * Amazing Grace with Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) * Be Thou My Vision with Center * Blessed Be Your Name with Blessed Be the Name * Breathe On Me, Breath of God with Breathe * Cornerstone with The Solid Rock * Everlasting God with A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Firm Foundation with The Church's One Foundation * Forever Reign with Jesus Shall Reign * Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) with One Day * Glory to God Forever with To God Be the Glory * God of Wonders with For the Beauty of the Earth * The Heart of Worship with Nothing But the Blood * Holy Is the Lord with Crown Him with Many Crowns * Holy Spirit with Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart * Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How Can I Keep from Singing with Praise Him! Praise Him! * How Great Thou Art with How Great Is Our God * I Exalt Thee with I Surrender All * I Need Thee Every Hour with Lord, I Need You * I Will Rise with My Savior First of All * It Is Well with It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Paid It All with Jesus Paid It All (Oh Praise the One) * Mighty to Save with Arise, My Soul, Arise * My Faith Has Found a Resting Place with Enough * No, Not One with No, Not One! * O Praise Him (All This for a King) with Rejoice, the Lord Is King * Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) with 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus * One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) with Jesus Never Fails * Our God with How Firm a Foundation * Revelation Song with Holy, Holy, Holy * When Morning Gilds the Skies with 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) * When I Survey the Wondrous Cross with The Wonderful Cross * Your Grace Finds Me with Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Victor Labenske has created 33 professional-sounding yet technically accessible arrangements of today's top contemporary Christian hits. This collection is ideal for busy pianists who would like to perform worship selections that require minimal preparation time. To assist in planning, approximate performance times are included. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. Titles: Above All * All Who Are Thirsty * Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) * Beautiful One * Better Is One Day * Blessed Be Your Name * Breathe * Come, Now Is the Time to Worship * Draw Me Close * Enough * Everlasting God * Forever * God of Wonders * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * The Heart of Worship * Here I Am to Worship * He's Always Been Faithful * Holy Is the Lord * Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) * How Can I Keep from Singing * How Deep the Father's Love for Us * How Great Is Our God * How Great Thou Art * Hungry (Falling on My Knees) * In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found) * Jesus, Messiah * Lord, I Lift Your Name on High * Mary, Did You Know? * Open the Eyes of My Heart * You Are My All in All * You Are My King (Amazing Love) * You Never Let Go * Your Grace Is Enough. There is sufficient diversity to move from contemplative lyricism to driving energy. - Joyce Janzen, Progressions A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.

Including more than 30 of the greatest hymns of all time, Sunday Morning Companion is designed as a practical resource for church pianists. These arrangements are appropriate for preludes, offertories and postludes, and are written so that minimal preparation time is required. Additionally, the pieces are arranged in a variety of styles that will fit many different worship settings. Titles: * All Creatures of Our God and King * All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name * Amazing Grace * And Can It Be That I Should Gain? * Be Thou My Vision * Blessed Assurance * Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing * Come, Christians, Join to Sing * Doxology * Eternal Father, Strong to Save * Fairest Lord Jesus * For the Beauty of the Earth * Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken * His Eye Is On the Sparrow * Holy, Holy, Holy * How Firm a Foundation * I Need Thee Every Hour * It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Loves Me * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * Mighty Fortress Is Our God, A * My Faith Has Found a Resting Place * My Jesus, I Love Thee * O God, Our Help in Ages Past * O Sacred Head, Now Wounded * O Worship the King * Praise Ye the Lord * Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us * Take My Life and Let It Be * This Is My Father's World * We Gather Together * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.

Victor Labenske has created 33 stylistically diverse arrangements for important holidays and observances including Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Reformation Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Several patriotic titles are included as well. To assist the busy church pianist, Labenske created arrangements that sound professional, yet require minimal preparation. An approximate performance time is included with each piece. Titles: * All Glory, Laud and Honor * America the Beautiful * At the Cross * Battle Hymn of the Republic * Breathe on Me, Breath of God * Christ Arose * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, Alleluia * The Church's One Foundation * Come, Ye Thankful People, Come * The Comforter Has Come * Count Your Blessings * The Day of Resurrection * Go to Dark Gethsemane * God of Our Fathers * Hallelujah! What a Savior! * Hosanna, Loud Hosanna * I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jesus Paid It All * Lead Me to Calvary * Let All Things Now Living * My Country, 'Tis of Thee * Near the Cross * Now Thank We All Our God * O Canada! * On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (Sussex Carol) * The Solid Rock * Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart * The Star-Spangled Banner * There Is a Fountain * The Way of the Cross Leads Home * What Wondrous Love Is This?

The sixth volume in the Sunday Morning series, this book contains music for times of celebration, times of sorrow, and times of sacrament. Over a third of the arrangements are for weddings, another large portion is devoted to music for memorial services and funerals, and the remaining selections are appropriate for communion and baptism services. Titles: * Abide with Me * Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) * Ave Maria (Schubert) * Beneath the Cross of Jesus * Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Contemporary) * Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Traditional) * Canon in D * Day by Day * Down By the Riverside * Give Me Jesus * He Hideth My Soul * Home Across the River Medley * If Thou Art Near (Bist du bei mir) * In the Cross of Christ I Glory * In the Garden * Incidental Interludes * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken * Largo from "Xerxes" * Let's Go Down to the River to Pray * Let Us Break Bread Together * O Happy Day * O Love That Will Not Let Me Go * O mio babbino caro * On Jordan's Stormy Banks * Prince of Denmark's March * Rock of Ages * Shall We Gather at the River * There Is a Balm in Gilead * Trumpet Tune * We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace * Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Contemporary) * Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Traditional) * When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

Sunday Morning Blended Worship Companion presents 33 medleys that combine a hymn or traditional sacred song with a contemporary favorite. It includes arrangements at the late intermediate to early advanced levels for the church pianist who needs material for preludes, offertories, postludes, and other service music. Titles: Amazing Grace with Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) * Be Thou My Vision with Center * Blessed Be Your Name with Blessed Be the Name * Breathe On Me, Breath of God with Breathe * Cornerstone with The Solid Rock * Everlasting God with A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Firm Foundation with The Church's One Foundation * Forever Reign with Jesus Shall Reign * Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) with One Day * Glory to God Forever with To God Be the Glory * God of Wonders with For the Beauty of the Earth * The Heart of Worship with Nothing But the Blood * Holy Is the Lord with Crown Him with Many Crowns * Holy Spirit with Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart * Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How Can I Keep from Singing with Praise Him! Praise Him! * How Great Thou Art with How Great Is Our God * I Exalt Thee with I Surrender All * I Need Thee Every Hour with Lord, I Need You * I Will Rise with My Savior First of All * It Is Well with It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Paid It All with Jesus Paid It All (Oh Praise the One) * Mighty to Save with Arise, My Soul, Arise * My Faith Has Found a Resting Place with Enough * No, Not One with No, Not One! * O Praise Him (All This for a King) with Rejoice, the Lord Is King * Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) with 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus * One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) with Jesus Never Fails * Our God with How Firm a Foundation * Revelation Song with Holy, Ho

The fifth volume in the Sunday Morning series, this collection contains arrangements in each of the following styles: Gospel, Celtic, Jazz, Pop, and Latin. These arrangements can be used by students or by music professionals who are looking for pieces that can be quickly prepared for worship services. Titles: * All Hail the Power * Brethren, We Have Met to Worship * Close to Thee * Come Thou Almighty King * Crown Him with Many Crowns * Have Thine Own Way, Lord * Higher Ground * I Am Thine, O Lord * I Have Decided to Follow Jesus * I Know Whom I Have Believed * I Will Praise Him * Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise * Lead On, O King Eternal * Leaning on the Everlasting Arms * Love Divine, All Loves Excelling * A New Name in Glory * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus * The Old Rugged Cross * Onward Christian Soldiers * Our Great Savior * Praise Him! Praise Him! * Saved! Saved! * Stand Up for Jesus * Sweet Hour of Prayer * There Is Power in the Blood * There Shall Be Showers of Blessing * To God Be the Glory * Were You There? * Where He Leads Me I Will Follow

These relatable stories and anecdotes, written by veteran piano teacher Bernadine Johnson, are filled with inspirational messages for piano teachers everywhere. The stories are rich with Biblical references and quotes from Scripture, paralleling the lessons the author has learned from her students with lessons learned in the Bible.