Here is a light and bouncy arrangment of a fantastic service opener and familiar “camp meeting” hymn, “Brethren We Have Met to Worship.” Opening with an energetic “off-beat” piano accompaniment (in the key of F), the instruments and congregation will follow along on two stanzas, and wait for a short 1-bar key change for the third and final stanza. This piece is not at all difficult to pull off for all musicians, and yet provides a memorable music moment for singers to enjoy as they remind themselves about the basic truths of meeting as a corporate body to worship the Lord. This piece is a great way to open your service! Includes a full score, a piano score, and all individual instrumental parts: treble clef C instrument, treble clef B-flat instrument, horn, and bass clef instrument.
Real Responses from Congregations
The beautiful accompaniment and the unison congregation could be used both congregationally and chorally (as we did)… For small to medium-sized choirs on low attendance Sundays these could be effective choral pieces or as a way to develop choir and orchestra when (as is our case) some choir members are also instrumentalists. We used three pieces as part of our Easter celebration. All were very well received. We were able to include our developing orchestra with all of it. So, thank you!
Molly plays for the church my mother-in-law attends. The congregation becomes like a big choir with her arrangements. I’ve enjoyed the music when we’ve visited!
It is with the greatest enthusiasm that I recommend the hymnody work of Molly. Whether you are looking for accessible yet creative arrangements to new hymns or seeking to add energy and a fresh approach to hymns you have sung for years, herein lies your answer! Our people love to sing and the material found on this website has brought life to our singing that was not there before.
Molly’s congregational accompaniments add a freshness to treasured hymns of the past that enables a cross-generational congregation to join together in passionate worship of a great God.
