On 12th October we have a 'songs of praise' service at a local sheltered housing complex, with hymns and songs chosen by lunch club folk.
Among the requests are three for which I have no music - though I think have now tracked down the words. One is an old Salvationist hymn and two are Roman Catholic (I definitely have these words as I have on permanent, unofficial loan a copy of the RC Hymns Old and New words only). Can anyone help?
The hymns are:
Jesus, keep me near the cross (evidently the tune is called Healing Stream) (Salvationist)
There is a river (tune may be called something like Going Home) (RC)
The love I have for you my Lord (RC)
Photocopies or scans of music would be great - and we are CCLI registered so legal too, I believe. If you can help, please leave a comment and I'll email you (you don't need to post your email address, I can email you via the blog service)
If nothing else it will make a change from 'Abide with me' or 'How Great Thou Art' which are requested every time.
Thank you one and all.
Comments
If it is the Dvorak/Hovis theme tune, Jan Berry set some words to that tune about three years ago, but she was played or hummed a slightly incorrect setting of the tune before she wrote the words.
Nevertheless, if she still had the music, the harmonic structure and 99% of the melody is right, even if it does have one note too many!
On reflection, I think I'm being about as much use as a chocolate tea pot...
Have fun, it does sound like a refreshingly different congregation.
Thanks Andy and Angela (Angela for some weird reason blog spirit sent me your comment and didn't add it to my blog!)
I am not convinced that the tune is the Dvorak as the metre is different for the song - either that of Andy's comment about Jan's hummed version was actually the one that works?
In case anyone else visits here, I've added Angel's comment below, as extracted from blogspirit's email
"NEAR THE CROSS Its a Fanny Crosby golden oldie http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/e/nercross.htm number 127 in sankey's selection "goin[g] Home" is an old negro spiritual, borrowed by dvorak for his New world Symphony. I am sure you would recognise the tune if you heard it. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u5EsCoys9qc sorry - this hasnt helped much as I do not have the actual music scores in front of me! At least you will know what they sound like!"
I actually found a proper piano score for 'Jesus keep me near the cross at the following site:
http://www.hymnsite.com
Catriona - I have music for 'Near the Cross' (from Christian Hymns) - I'll email you a scan. 'There is a river' is in four books: 'Celebration Hymnal' and 'Complete Celebration Hymnal' (McCrimmon Publishing); 'Liturgical Hymns Old & New' and 'Hymns Old & New' (Kevin Mayhew), none of which I have. 'The love I have for you' only appears to be published by Kevin Mayhew: 'Best of Songs of the Spirit'; 'God is good, God is truth'; 'Hymns Old & New' (and newer versions) and 'Songs of Renewal' all include it.
Information all comes from the 'Hymnquest' program which I use regularly - if you ever need to know the source of a hymn, just ask.
Thanks Bob, I may just have to buy a copy of 'Hymns Old & New' - presumably the original RC version rather than the Anglican or Methodist versions?
Either the 1989 RC edition or the 1999 'Liturgical Hymns Old & New' will have both hymns; the older book has more 'old', the newer book more 'new' (in 1999!). Both are Kevin Mayhew. The current version listed on the Kevin Mayhew website doesn't seem to include 'There is a river' - so you may have to rely on Amazon or 2nd hand.
Good grief, it looks as if all we do in the Almond household is wander around singing ancient hymns!!
You mean you don't?!
Be grateful, we also have to sing at the same service "In our dear Lord's garden" mega twee!