Travelling from town to town across Wales nearly 300 years ago, William Williams knew a thing or two about crossing the wilderness when he penned this hymn.

Reflections for Lent

Guide Me O My Great Redeemer

This beautiful hymn of invocation is particularly suitable for the 5th Sunday in Lent and for the Easter Vigil service.

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Breathe On Me, Breath Of God

One of the great Palm Sunday hymns. It's a pretty demanding sing for a congregation, so I've only done 3 verses. Consider repeating it if you're using it for a procession with palms!
Another backing track from The Hymnody Project. Download it for free at https://billandchrispitcher.com/products/all-glory-laud-and-honour, or get the Lyric Video.

All Glory, Laud, And Honour

This short hymn is appropriate in many places in our services, around communion, as a statement of the law preceding confession, and perhaps most especially for the service on the Thursday of Holy Week. 

The key strands of the Maundy Thursday service are the words and actions of Christ during that final dinner with his friends. The bread and wine. The humble act of washing of another's feet. The reiteration of the injunction to love one another as Jesus loved his disciples; as he loved us.

Like many of the short songs of praise from the 70s, this hymn has no identified provenance. We do not know who wrote the tune, and therefore we cannot ascribe copyright, and the works fall into the Public Domain. And so I can include it in the Hymnody Project and share this setting with you.

You can preview a Standard Definition version of the Lyric Video on my channel at https://youtu.be/Wc_Yfk281MU

Updated to version 1.6 on 2 Oct 2021.

A New Commandment

Jeremiah 33:3, often referred to as God’s telephone number. The promise that when we call out to God, God will answer us. The answer may be beyond our current understanding, but there will be an answer, and in taking time to meditate and contemplate that answer, we have the opportunity to develop our relationship with God...

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Call Out To Me

My most recent arrangement, O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Been sick and unable to record vocals, so added additional instrumentation to carry the melody.

Veni Emmanuel Meditation

REST is perhaps my most favourite melody from my childhood. And the accompanying phrase "speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm!" stuck with me enough that finally, some 50 years later, when the internet came along I was able to find the hymn again. 

I’ve tried to give a sense of depth and calm in the orchestration. There is movement, but it’s quite subtle, pushed back behind the layers of instruments playing the melody in unison. There is an introduction, 4 verses, and a coda, which gives us a duration of about 3 minutes. 

You can purchase this "Meditation" version here:  https://billandchrispitcher.com/products/rest-a-meditation, or the version with vocal track for John Whittier's text Dear Lord and Father of Mankind from here: billandchrispitcher.com/products/dear-lord-and-father-of-mankind.

All the purchased download files include a copy of the text that I used in the sung version, but of course you don’t have to use that. Feel free to simply enjoy the music, with or without the accompanying image. Alternatively, sing along using the text of your choice. Or build your own slideshow on top of the audio track. Yes, if you purchase the audio track I’m quite happy for you to do that – that’s within the terms of use of your license.

Meditations

REST Meditation

Another track in the Advent 2020 Hymnody Collection. You can download the music for free from our site at Waka-Huia: https://waka-huia.com/collections/the-hymnody-project

Special thanks to Karen and Savannah for the angels for this track!

Advent 2020

While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

The traditional first carol for Christmas Eve.

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Once in Royal David's City

Once In Royal David's City Orchestral

Can you hear the dialog between heaven and earth, between the angels and the shepherds? 
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Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

Hark The Herald Orchestral

Harp and cello lead us in to this traditional Christmas Lullaby. 
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Silent Night

Silent Night Orchestral

The story of the Transfiguration, retold in this hymn, is set as Jesus begins to prepare the disciples for his coming death.

Reflections for Lent is a new album from The Hymnody Project. New Hymns will be added each week. Download backing tracks for free from
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'Tis Good, Lord, to be Here

The great call to worship from Psalm 100 reflects the themes from the readings for the second Sunday in Lent. This setting was inspired by JS Bach's Chorale 130, which was based on the same tune.

Reflections for Lent is a new album from The Hymnody Project. New Hymns will be added each week. Download backing tracks for free from
billandchrispitcher.com/collections/r…ions-for-lent

All People that on Earth do Dwell

All People That On Earth Do Dwell

A beautiful melody, and lyrics we all need to be reminded of... Track 5 of our Reflections for Lent album.
Backing Tracks for all the Public Domain hymns in the Hymnody Project are available for free from our online store at https://billandchrispitcher.com/collections/reflections-for-lent

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