To the tune of the familiar MAN OF SORROWS, this arrangement is stylistically fitting in any context. The piano opens solo in stanza one, with a slow, penetrating 2-bar melodic pattern that reappears between each stanza as transition material. The treble-clef instruments enter at the beginning of stanza two, and the bass-clef instruments bleed in halfway in. The fourth stanza is voiced differently for variety, punctuating the color of the text, and the instruments and piano crescendo with a brief two-bar majestic and uplifting key change before the fifth stanza. The arrangement concludes with a repeated 3-word declaration of the refrain: “Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, what a Savior!” The congregation will need clear gestures and text notification to follow this bold conclusion. This hymn is so glorious, and this arrangement captures the essence for the pure moment of joy for every singer and instrumentalist. 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.
