(Image from David Spender, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dspender/4728276514)

This is my own arrangement of two marches, Joy to the World and British Grenadiers. British Grenadiers sounds somewhat like a traditional hymn at the quick time. This medley's tempo is 116 bpm, and it sounds like the "British Army"'s quick march style, which is perfectly suitable for a march-past or drive-past in a parade. 


Lyric:

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these
But of all the world’s great heroes
There’s none that can compare
With a tow, row row row , row row row
To the British Grenadiers

None of these ancient heroes ne’er saw a cannon ball
Nor knew the force of powder to slay their foes with all
But our brave boys do know it and banish all their fears
Sing tow, row row row , row row row
For the British Grenadiers

When e’er we are commanded to storm the palisades
Our leaders march with fuses, and we with hand grenades;
We throw them from the glacis about the enemies’ ears
Sing tow, row row row , row row row
For the British Grenadiers

So let us fill a bumper, and drink a health to those
Who carry caps and pouches, and wear the louped clouthes
May they and their commanders live happy all their years
Sing tow, row row row , row row row
For the British Grenadiers

Joy to the World + British Grenadiers (Quick March) Medley 普世歡騰進行曲，擲彈兵進行曲(銅管五重奏 齊步進行曲)

This version is a modified brass quintet arrangement, which can be used as a troop inspection march during a British or Commonwealth military/emergency service parade.

Lyric:

1 I know not why God's wondrous grace
to me he has made known,
nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
redeemed me for his own.

Refrain:
But "I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
go keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day."

2 I know not how this saving faith
to me he did impart,
nor how believing in his Word
wrought peace within my heart. [Refrain]

3 I know not how the Spirit moves,
convincing men of sin,
revealing Jesus through the Word,
creating faith in him. [Refrain]

4 I know not what of good or ill
may be reserved for me,
of weary ways or golden days,
before his face I see. [Refrain]

5 I know not when my Lord may come,
at night or noonday fair,
nor if I'll walk the vale with him,
or meet him in the air. [Refrain]

I Know Whom I Have Believed (Brass Quintet Hymn) 我深知所信的是誰(銅管合奏 讚美詩歌)

A 16-beat segment of British Grenadiers, which is used during an "advance in review order" in a parade.

16拍之擲彈兵進行曲片段，適合閱兵「成聽訓/向前閱進隊形，齊步走」之動作。

British Grenadiers 擲彈兵進行曲 (Advance in Review Order 聽訓隊形/向前閱進)

This is my own "traditional" arrangement of the hymn Oh Happy Day, composed by Edward F. Rimbault. It sounds like a troop inspection march of a British army/emergency service.

Lyric by Philip Doddridge:

1.	O happy day, that fixed my choice 
on thee, my Savior and my God! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
and tell its raptures all abroad. 
Refrain: 
Happy day, happy day, 
when Jesus washed my sins away! 
He taught me how to watch and pray, 
and live rejoicing every day. 
Happy day, happy day, 
when Jesus washed my sins away! 

2.	O happy bond, that seals my vows 
to him who merits all my love! 
Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
while to that sacred shrine I move. 
(Refrain) 

3.	It's done: the great transaction's done! 
I am the Lord's and he is mine; 
he drew me and I followed on, 
charmed to confess the voice divine. 
(Refrain) 

4.	Now rest, my long-divided heart, 
fixed on this blissful center, rest. 
Here have I found a nobler part; 
here heavenly pleasures fill my breast. 
(Refrain) 

5.	High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, 
that vow renewed shall daily hear, 
till in life's latest hour I bow 
and bless in death a bond so dear. 
(Refrain)

Oh Happy Day that Fixed my Choice (Edward F. Rimbault) 快樂日 Brass Quintet Hymn 銅管五重奏 讚美詩歌

This is a folk song and a hymn from German state Thüringen. It states that, God exists in our heart, and is the basis of our life, even when the church building is destroyed by the tyranny.

It used to be the national anthem of Germany from 1949 to 1950, and functions as a perfect song for a "present arm" in a ceremony.

This tune is called 遊子吟 in Chinese language.

Lyric:
Wir hatten gebauet
ein stattliches Haus
|: und drin auf Gott vertrauet
trotz Wetter, Sturm und Graus. :|

Wir lebten so traulich,
so innig, so frei,
|: den Schlechten ward es graulich,
wir lebten gar zu treu! :|

Sie lugten, sie suchten
nach Trug und Verrat,
|: verleumdeten, verfluchten
die junge grüne Saat! :|

Was Gott in uns legte,
die Welt hat's veracht't,
|: die Einigkeit erregte
bei Guten selbst Verdacht! :|

Man schalt es Verbrechen,
man täuschte sich sehr;
|: die Form kann man zerbrechen,
die Liebe nimmermehr. :|

Die Form ist zerbrochen,
von außen herein,
|: doch, was man drin gerochen,
war eitel Dunst und Schein. :|

Das Band ist zerschnitten,
war Schwarz, Rot und Gold,
|: und Gott hat es gelitten,
wer weiß, was er gewollt! :|

Das Haus mag zerfallen –
was hat's dann für Not?
|: Der Geist lebt in uns allen,
und unsre Burg ist Gott! :|

(Image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/linie305/14204479679)

Wir hatten gebauet / Ich hab mich ergeben 遊子吟 Brass Quintet 銅管五重奏 敬禮樂

(Image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/geralds_1311/6891289823, photographed by Georg Sander)

Brass ensemble arrangement of the hymn Count your Blessings.

Lyric by Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1 When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Refrain:
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.

2 Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, ev'ry doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by. 
[Refrain]

3 When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high. 
[Refrain]

4 So, amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey's end. 
[Refrain]

Count your Blessings (Quick March) Brass Quintet 數算主恩進行曲 銅管五重奏

This song was the national anthem of Russian Empire, composed by Alexei Lvov.

English lyric:
1 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Thunder Thy clarion, lightning Thy sword;
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken
Thy ways all holy, and slighted Thy word;
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

3 God the all-righteous One! man that defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee:
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord.

4 God the All-provident! earth by Thy chast'ning,
Yet shall to freedom and truth be restored;
Through the thick darkness Thy kingdom is hast'ning:
Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O Lord.

Russian lyric:
Боже, Царя храни!
Сильный, державный,
Царствуй на славу, на славу намъ!
Царствуй на страхъ врагамъ,
Царь православный!
Боже, Царя храни!

Боже, Царя храни!
Славному долги дни
Дай на земли! Дай на земли!
Гордыхъ смирителю,
Слабыхъ хранителю,
Всѣхъ утѣ́шителю
Все ниспошли!

Перводержавную
Русь православную,
Боже, храни! Боже, храни!
Царство ей стройное,
Въ силѣ спокойное!
Все-жъ недостойное прочь отжени!

Воинство бранное,
Славой избранное,
Боже, храни! Боже, храни!
Воинамъ-мстителямъ,
Чести спасителямъ,
Миротворителямъ долгiе дни!

Мирныхъ воителей,
Правды блюстителей
Боже, храни! Боже, храни!
Жизнь ихъ примѣрную
Нелицемѣрную,

О, Провидѣнiе!
Благословенiе
Намъ ниспошли! Намъ ниспошли!
Къ благу стремленiе,
Въ счастьѣ смиренiе,
Въ скорби терпѣнiе дай на земли!

Будь намъ заступникомъ,
Вѣрнымъ сопутникомъ
Насъ провожай! Насъ провожай!
Свѣтло-прелестная,
Жизнь поднебесная,
Сердцу извѣстная, сердцу сіяй!

I rearranged this song and wrote a new lyric in Chinese.

神佑全地君王

(Parade, salute to the front,
Present, ARMS! )
神佑全地君王！ 萬壽而無疆！
權力穩掌，榮光久長。
江河湖海稱謝， 雨雪雷電頌揚，
神--佑全-地君王！

神佑全地君王！ 世間之開創！
日月盈昃，星漢列張！
蘭馨松茂不歇， 春夏秋冬來往！
神--佑全-地君王！

神佑全地君王！ 前進之力量！
活水不息，晝夜流長！
父子聖靈同在， 敵人悚懼驚惶！
神--佑全-地君王！

神佑全地君王！ 赦罪之恩光！
凡有信者，平安在望！
流血於十架， 三日復生光芒！
神--佑全-地君王！

(Slope, ARMS!)


Happy 2018!

God The Omnipotent Bozhe, Tsarya khrani Боже, Царя храни Brass Hymn 天佑沙皇 銅管敬禮樂

This is my modified and simplified arrangement of Preobrazhensky Regiment March. It has been a slow march of Russian Preobrazhensky Regiment, British Household Cavalry and Royal Marines.

Note: Preobrazhensky = Transfiguration of Jesus.

Preobrazhensky March Марш Лейб-гвардии Преображенского полка

Happy belated East Asian New Year (and Lantern's Day)!

This is my own brass quintet arrangement of the Taiwanese folk song 桃花過渡(Peach Blossom takes the Ferry) and the Anhui(安徽) folk song 鳳陽花鼓(Feng Yang Song).

This arrangement sounds like the light infantry quick march at 130 bpm, and this melody is perfectly suitable for East Asian New Year celebration.

桃花過渡 + 鳳陽花鼓 Peach Blossom takes the Ferry + Feng Yang Song (Light Infantry Quick March 輕步兵進行曲 Brass)

(Image by Jamie McCaffrey)

Happy Easter!

Today is the day that we commemorate the resurrection of Lord Jesus, our eternal King!

In Christianity, Jesus Christ saved Himself, as He is the only flawless and incontradictory person.
We thank His blood for all His believers again.
We thank Him for condoning the transgresses of His followers.
We thank Him for providing us with the logical and rational Holy Bible.

Therefore, let us listen to the quick march of Christ Arose, composed by Robert Lowry, and rearranged by myself.


Lyrics:
1
Low in the grave He lay—
  Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day—
  Jesus my Lord!

Refrain:
 	Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
  Hallelujah! Christ arose!

2
Vainly they watch His bed—
  Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead—
  Jesus my Lord!

(Refrain)

3
Death cannot keep his prey—
  Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away—
  Jesus my Lord!

(Refrain)

Christ Arose! (Long In The Grave He Lay) (Brass Quick March) 主復活進行曲 銅管合奏

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Happy Easter!

Today is the day that we commemorate the resurrection of Lord Jesus, our eternal King!

In Christianity, Jesus Christ saved Himself, as He is the only flawless and incontradictory person.
We thank His blood for all His believers again.
We thank Him for condoning the transgressions of His followers.
We thank Him for providing us with the logical and rational Holy Bible.

Therefore, let us listen to the quick march of Thine Be The Glory(See The Conquering Hero Comes, Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63), composed by Georg Friedrich Händel, and re-arranged by myself. This version is perfectly suitable for churches and ceremonial duties of British or Commonwealth military or emergency service groups.

Lyrics:

1 Thine is the glory, risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry Thou o’er death hast won.
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes where Thy body lay.

Refrain:
Thine be the glory, risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry Thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo, Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb.
Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
let His church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,
for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting. [Refrain]

3 No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life!!
Life is nought without Thee; aid us in our strife;
make us more than conqu'rors, through Thy deathless love;
bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above. [Refrain]

Another lyric:

1 See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!
Sports prepare! The laurel bring!
Songs of triumph to him sing!
See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!
 
2 See the godlike youth advance!
Breathe the flutes and lead the dance!
Myrtle wreaths and roses twine
to deck the hero's brow divine!
See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!
 
3 See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!
Sports prepare! The laurel bring!
Songs of triumph to him sing!
See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums!

Thine Be The Glory See The Conquering Hero Comes (Brass Quick March) 復活得勝主/榮耀歸基督（齊步進行曲 銅管合奏）

This is my own arrangement of the hymn When We All Get To Heaven, in the form of British quick march.

In Christianity, this world has numerous tribulations and horrendous disasters, and not even a single bit of hope. However, all tribulations and catastrophies end, when Christians leave this world and reach heaven.

Therefore, let us listen to this quick march, When We All Get To Heaven, describing the ultimate hope after this life in Christianity Faith.

Lyric by Eliza Edmunds Hewitt:

1 Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
sing his mercy and his grace;
in the mansions bright and blessed
he'll prepare for us a place.

Refrain:
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus
we'll sing and shout the victory.

2 While we walk the pilgrim pathway
clouds will overspread the sky,
but when traveling days are over,
not a shadow, not a sigh. [Refrain]

3 Let us then be true and faithful,
trusting, serving every day;
just one glimpse of Him in glory
will the toils of life repay. [Refrain]

4 Onward to the prize before us,
Soon his beauty we'll behold.
Soon the pearly gates will open,
We shall tread the streets of gold. [Refrain]

When We All Get To Heaven (Quick March) Brass Quintet 當我們回到天家 齊步進行曲 銅管五重奏

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In Christianity faith, there is a promised land outside the collapsing universe, which is limited and guaranteed for people who believes that the Whole Holy Bible is the ultimate, stable, flawless and incontradictory axiom of our daily life.

Therefore, even we suffer from everything in this flawed world, including, but not limited to the loss of money, reputation, health, even life itself, God is our ultimate hope.

So let us just listen to the slow march We are marching to Zion, composed by Robert Lowry.

Lyric:

1 Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known,
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.

Refrain:
We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.

2 Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heav'nly King,
But children of the heav'nly King,
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain]

3 The hill of Zion yields
Aa thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain]

4 Then let our songs abound,
And ev'ry tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain]

We Are Marching To Zion (Slow March, Brass Quintet) 向前直往錫安 我們同往錫安 慢速進行曲 銅管合奏

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This is my own arrangement of the slow march Constancy or All for Jesus. It perfectly fits the march-past ceremony in slow time.

1. All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All my being's ransom'd pow'rs;
All my thoughts and words and doings,
All my days and all my hours.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.


2. Let my hands perform his bidding;
Let my feet run in his ways;
Let my eyes see Jesus only;
Let my lips speak forth his praise.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Let my lips speak forth his praise.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Let my lips speak forth his praise.

3. Worldlings prize their gems of beauty,
Cling to gilded toys of dust,
Boast of wealth, and fame, and pleasure;
Only Jesus will I trust.
Only Jesus! only Jesus!
Only Jesus will I trust.
Only Jesus! only Jesus!
Only Jesus will I trust.

4. Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,
I've lost sight of all beside,--
So enchained my spirit's vision,
Looking at the crucified.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All for Jesus, crucified!
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All for Jesus, crucified!

5. Oh, what wonder! how amazing!
Jesus, glorious King of kings,
Deigns to call me his beloved,
Lets me rest beneath his wings.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Resting now beneath his wings.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Resting now beneath his wings.

All For Jesus (Constancy) Brass Quintet Slow March 都歸耶穌進行曲 慢速進行曲 銅管五重奏

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This is the brass quintet song of All The Way My Savior Leads Me, composed by Robert Lowry. This song sounds like an inspection march of British Army or emergency services.

Lyric by Fanny Crosby:

1. All the way my Savior leads me,
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His tender mercy,
Who through life has been my Guide?
Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell!
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well;
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

2. All the way my Savior leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread,
Gives me grace for every trial,
Feeds me with the living Bread.
Though my weary steps may falter
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see;
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see.

3. All the way my Savior leads me,
Oh, the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
In my Father’s house above.
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way;
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way.

All The Way My Savior Leads Me (Brass Quintet) 一路引導 我一路蒙救主引導 我一生得蒙主引導 銅管五重奏

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This is my arrangement of the hymn and quick march Nothing But The Blood of Jesus in the traditional form of Scottish bagpipe and brass ensemble.

This hymn explains as one essence of Christianity:
We are 100% useless and flawed, and we can only be justified by Faith to the blood of Jesus Christ.

Lyric:

1 What can wash away my sin? 
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
What can make me whole again? 
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
Refrain:
O precious is the flow 
that makes me white as snow; 
no other fount I know; 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. 

2 For my pardon this I see: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
For my cleansing this my plea: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]

3 Nothing can for sin atone: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
Naught of good that I have done: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]

4 This is all my hope and peace: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
This is all my righteousness: 
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]

Nothing But The Blood of Jesus (Quick March) Bagpipe and Brass Ensemble 唯有主耶穌的寶血 只有寶血 齊步進行曲 風笛與銅管合奏

This is the hymn Yesterday, Today, Forever, composed by James H. Burke and re-arranged by myself. This arrangement is the British slow march version for ceremonial duties with British Army traditions.

In Christian axiom, the whole world and universe is filled with flaw, tribulation, vulnerability and volatility. However, even after the collapse of the universe, the Trinity God and the Bible are always stable.

Lyric:

(Parade, in close order,
by the left, slow, MARCH! )
1. Oh, how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim:
Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same;
Still He loves to save the sinful, heal the sick and lame,
Cheer the mourner, still the tempest—glory to His name!

Refrain:
Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same,
All may change, but Jesus never—glory to His name!
Glory to His name! Glory to His name!
All may change, but Jesus never—glory to His name!

2. He who was the friend of sinners seeks the lost one now:
Sinner, come, and at His footstool penitently bow;
He who said, “I’ll not condemn thee, go and sin no more,”
Speaks to thee that word of pardon as in days of yore.
(Refrain)

3. Oft on earth He healed the suff’rer by His mighty hand:
Still our sicknesses and sorrows go at His command;
He who gave His healing virtue to a woman’s touch
To the faith that claims His fullness still will give as much.
(Refrain)

4. As He walked once to Emmaus, with them to abide,
So through all life’s way He walketh ever near our side;
Soon again we shall behold Him—hasten, Lord, the day—
But ’twill still be this same Jesus as He went away.
(Refrain)

(HALT! )

Yesterday, Today, Forever (Slow March) Brass Quintet 耶穌不改變 銅管五重奏 慢速進行曲

This is the well-know Christmas song Silent Night or Stille Nacht.
However, it ironically sounds like a funeral song while moving the coffin 
or casket from the hearse into the tomb.

Lyric:

1 Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
’round yon virgin mother and child!
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.

2 Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
heav'nly hosts sing: “Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!”

3 Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
radiant beams from Thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!

Silent Night Stille Nacht Brass Quintet Christmas Carol 平安夜 清しこの夜 銅管合奏 聖誕頌歌

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This is my own arrangement of the hymn Be True (We are going forth from the school of Jesus), composed by A. B. Simpson.

Lyric:

We are going forth from the school of Jesus,
We have sat at His blessed feet,
We have drunk from truth’s celestial fountain,
We have tasted its honey sweet.
We are witnesses for our blessed Master
In a world where friends are few;
And He sends us forth with the watchword holy,
Whatsoever it costs, Be true.

Refrain
Be true! (We’ll be true,) be true! (we’ll be true,)
Let the holy watchword ring; (we’ll be true,)
Be true! (We’ll be true,) to your trust, (to our trust,)
Be true to your glorious King; (We’ll be true, yes, we’ll be true.)
Be true! (We’ll be true,) be true! (we’ll be true, we’ll be true,)
Whether friends be false or few; (we’ll be true,)
Whatsoe’er betide, ever at His side,
Let Him always find you true.

We are going forth from the upper chamber,
From the days of our Pentecost,
We have giv’n ourselves in a full surrender,
And been filled with the Holy Ghost.
We are going forth as epistles holy,
And to live as Christ would do;
Let us always represent our Master,
Let our life be always true.

Refrain

We are going forth with a trust so sacred,
And a truth so divine and deep,
With a message clear and a work so glorious,
And a charge, such a charge to keep.
Let it be our greatest joy, my, brother,
That the Lord can depend on you,
And if all besides should fail and falter,
To your trust be always true.

Refrain

We are going forth with a glorious mission,
As ambassadors for God,
We are sent with heaven’s last word of mercy,
Over all the world abroad.
We are sent to save from the blight of sorrow,
And the curse of sin undo;
With a work so grand and a trust so holy,
Oh, what heart would not be true?

Refrain

We are going forth with the blessed Spirit,
And the Master always near:
He has told us, “Lo I am with you always,”
And we need not faint or fear.
With the Master’s presence always near us,
Shall we not both dare and do,
With the mighty Holy Ghost within us,
Shall we not be always true?

Refrain

We are going forth with a hope supernal,
‘Tis the hope of the “Home, Sweet Home;”
We shall not have gone over all the cities,
Till the Son of Man be come.
We are calling out the guests to the marriage,
We are hasting to meet Him too,
May he find us watching and robed and ready;
May He say “Thou hast been true?”

Refrain

Be True (We are going forth from the school of Jesus) (Quick March) 盡忠進行曲 Brass Quintet 銅管五重奏

This is my own brass quintet arrangement What A Friend We Have In Jesus, composed by Charles C. Converse.
This arrangement is used for funerals.

Lyric:

1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!

2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer!

3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge--
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.

What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Brass Quintet) 耶穌恩友 野餐 星の世界 いつくしみ深い 銅管五重奏

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This is the song Are you washed in the blood of Jesus, which is a classical American hymn, composed by Elisha Albright Hoffman.

This is the British quick march version of the song, which is intended for scouting or Boys' Brigade activities.

Lyric:

1 Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Chorus:
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

2 Are you walking daily by the Savior's side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]

3 When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]

4 Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb![Chorus

Are You Washed In The Blood Of Jesus (Quick March) Brass Quintet 你是否曾求取救主洗罪能 靠血洗淨進行曲 銅管五重奏 齊步進行曲

This is the brass quintet arrangement of the hymn Whispering Hope.
This song was composed by Septimus Winner, and it sounds like the inspection march of British Army or Police, if played by a brass band.

Lyric:
1 Soft as the voice of an angel,
Breathing a lesson unheard,
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word:
Wait till the darkness is over,
Wait till the tempest is done,
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow,
After the shower is gone.

Refrain:
Whispering hope, oh, how welcome thy voice,
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice.

2 If, in the dusk of the twilight,
Dim be the region afar,
Will not the deepening darkness
Brighten the glimmering star?
Then when the night is upon us,
Why should the heart sink away?
When the dark midnight is over,
Watch for the breaking of day. [Refrain]

3 Hope, as an anchor so steadfast,
Rends the dark veil for the soul,
Whither the Master has entered,
Robbing the grave of its goal;
Come then, oh, come, glad fruition,
Come to my sad weary heart;
Come, O Thou blest hope of glory,
Never, oh, never depart. [Refrain]

Whispering Hope (Brass Quintet) 微聲盼望 希望のささやき 銅管五重奏

This is the brass quintet version of the song, How Great Thou Art or O Store Gud, arranged by myself.


Lyric:

(In English)

1 O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed;

Refrain:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
how great thou art, how great thou art!

2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze; [Refrain]

3 But when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
he bled and died to take away my sin; [Refrain]

4 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
and there proclaim, "My God, how great thou art!" [Refrain]


(På svenska)
1. O store Gud,
när jag den verld beskådar
Som du har skapat
med ditt allmaktsord,
Hur der din visdom
leder lifvets trådar,
Och alla väsen
mättas vid ditt bord;

Refrain:
|: Då brister själen
   ut i lofsångsljud:
   O store Gud!
   O store Gud! :| 

2. När jag betraktar
himlens höga under,
Der gyllne verldsskepp
plöja etern blå,
Och sol och måne
mäta tidens stunder
Och vexla om,
som tvänne klockor gå;
Refrain:

3. När jag hör åskans
röst i stormen brusa
Och blixtens klingor
springa fram ur skyn,
När regnets kalla,
friska vindar susa
Och löftets båge
glänser för min syn;
Refrain:

4. När vestanvindar
susa öfver fälten,
När blommor dofta
omkring källans strand,
När trastar drilla
i de gröna tälten
Ur furuskogens
tysta, dunkla rand;
Refrain:

5. När jag i bibeln
skådar alla under,
Som Herren gjort
sen förste Adams tid,
Hur nådefull
han varit alla stunder
Och hjälpt sitt folk
ur lifvets synd och strid;
Refrain:

6. När jag hör dårar
i sin dårskaps dimma
Förneka Gud
och håna hvad han sagt,
Men ser likväl,
att de hans hjälp förnimma
Och uppehållas 
af hans nåd och makt;
Refrain:

7. Och när jag ser
hans bild till jorden sväfva
Och göra väl
och hjälpa öfverallt,
När jag ser satan
fly och döden bäfva
För Herren i
förklarad korsgestalt:
Refrain:

8. När tryckt af syndens
skuld jag faller neder
Vid nådens tron
och ber om nåd och frid
Och han min själ
på rätta vägen leder
Och frälsar mig
från all min synd och strid;
Refrain:

9. När slutligt alla
tidens höljen falla,
Och i åskådning
byter sig min tro,
Och evighetens
klara klockor kalla
Min frälsta ande
till dess sabbatsro;
Refrain:
|: Då brister själen
   ut i lofsångsljud
   Tack, gode Gud!
   Tack, gode Gud! :|

How Great Thou Art, O Store Gud (Quick March) Brass Quintet 祢真偉大 齊步進行曲 銅管五重奏

This is the hymn Singing I Go, composed by William Jane Patrick.
I re-arranged it into a slow march, which is perfectly suitable for the ceremonial duties of British Army, or other governmental emergency services / NGOs derived from British Army. 

Lyric:

1 The trusting heart to Jesus clings,
Nor any ill forbodes,
But at the cross of Calv'ry sings,
Praise God for lifted loads!

Refrain:
Singing, I go along life's road,
Praising the Lord, praising the Lord;
Singing, I go along life's road,
For Jesus has lifted my load.

2 The passing days bring many cares,
"Fear not," I hear Him say,
And when my fears are turned to pray'rs,
The burdens slip away. [Refrain]

3 He tells me of my Father's love
And never slumb'ring eye;
My everlasting King above
Will all my needs supply. [Refrain]

4 When to the throne of grace I flee,
I find the promise true,
The mighty arms upholding me
Will bear my burdens too. [Refrain]

Singing I Go (Slow March) Brass Quintet 快樂歌唱進行曲 主負我重擔 銅管五重奏 慢速進行曲

(Modified in Dec 2019)

It is Holy Week now, and the Good Friday, the day we commemorate the crucification/crucifixion of our flawless and incontradictory Lord Jesus is approaching.

So now let's listen to the bagpipe version of the hymn Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed, which is my very first pipe band arrangement. This tune is also suitable for funerals.

Lyric by Isaac Watts

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed, 
and did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head 
for sinners such as I? 

2 Was it for crimes that I have done, 
he groaned upon the tree? 
Amazing pity! Grace unknown! 
And love beyond degree! 

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
and shut its glories in, 
when God, the mighty maker, died 
for his own creature's sin. 

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face 
while his dear cross appears; 
dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
and melt mine eyes to tears. 

5 But drops of tears can ne'er repay 
the debt of love I owe. 
Here, Lord, I give myself away; 
'tis all that I can do.

Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed Bagpipe Arrangement 哀哉！主流寶血為我 痛哉！主血傾流  風笛編曲

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