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Book of Praise
Report to General Synod Carman, 2013 - (Download PDF - 250 KB)
Frank Ezinga, church organist at Langley Canadian Reformed Church and musical advisor to the Book of Praise committee, is preparing new arrangements for the 85 hymns of the 2010 Book of Praise. He plans to publish them in a book for accompanists. In the mean time, some of the arrangements will be posted here, available for download and use. Some of the melodies have been altered from the 1984 Book of Praise, and these arrangements will be posted first.
Care will be taken not to trespass on the rights of composers or proprietors. To any who rights are unintentionally infringed, the Book of Praise Committee offers sincere apologies. When informed of any such infringement, the committee will make the necessary correction.
The following hymns do not appear in the online files due to copyright restrictions:
• Hy. 38, Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus
• Hy. 50, The Spirit Came, as Promised
• Hy. 66, Great is Thy Faithfulness
• Hy. 79, We Come, O Christ, to You
| HANDOUT WORKSHOP |
This handout was provided to the participants of the March/April 2011 hymn workshops in Langley BC, Edmonton AB, Winnipeg MB, Grassie ON and Guelph ON. This document illustrates critical changes in the musical notation of the hymns and it provides suggestions for the accompanists to instruct the congregation and accompany these hymns.
HYMN ACCOMPANIMENT
A Hymn Accompaniment Book for all 85 hymns in the Book of Praise is now available. The arrangements have been done by Frank Ezinga. A sample of the arrangements and instructions on how to purchase the book are available on his website here.