Here is an arrangement of one of the most familiar and beloved hymns in our Christian hymnody. In this setting, the piano will open with a 4-bar introduction, and the congregation will sing the first stanza, with no refrain. The piano further develops the style with an interlude, and then the instruments (and voices) join in on the second stanza and advance to the refrain. A repeat is noted to repeat that same section for the third stanza (and refrain). Piano and instruments then build for a powerful climactic key change into the fourth and final stanza, “And when before the throne,” and the refrain has a further build into a fortissimo dynamic level. At the end, the piano and instruments will play a deceptive cadence, and the congregation will sing a tag line, repeating the phrase, “He washed it white as snow.” 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.
