September 9, 2021

All Creatures of our God and King – for 16 Handbells

“All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice and with us sing
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O praise Him, O praise Him!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!”

All Creatures of our God and King is an English hymn, usually set to the German tune Lasst uns erfreuen, which was originally published with an Easter text. The lyrics were originally written for Whitsun/Pentecost, but the hymn is now used year-round. The tune is also used for the hymn Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones – but we can’t sing or play it without thinking of Mr. Bean, from the British TV series that aired in the 1990s. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a look; just search on Google for “Mr Bean hymn”, and you’ll find it easily!

Here’s our 16-bell arrangement:

More information about All Creatures of our God and King

This hymn arrangement is available in two handbell ranges. The version we demonstrate is for 16 handbells from C5 to A6. Another version is available for G4 to E6, to make it possible for 2-octave handbell choirs to play. There’s a key change built in to the arrangement, and some meter changes – but it’s still quite straightforward. Just keep counting! We demonstrate it as a 4-in-hand piece, but it’s suitable for up to 8 ringers. If your handbell ensemble is playing from music stands, or observing social distancing, this could work!

If you’d like to play this arrangement, the sheet music is available to purchase, download and print from Choraegus.

More about Choraegus handbell music

Purchasing this arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to eight copies for your handbell group. – so don’t pay for more copies than you need! Purchase also gives permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and video-sharing online. See our licensing agreement for full details. Please be sure to mention the title and arranger of the piece on video-sharing sites, social media and any printed materials such as concert programs.

Please note that our sheet music is designed to be downloaded as PDFs. You’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail.

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, you might like to look at our step-by-step guide, designed to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about our music, please start by reading our Frequently-Asked Questions. You’ll find just about every question anyone has ever asked us, along with answers! However, if you don’t find the information you need, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help!

All Creatures of our God and King handbells

July 8, 2021

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus – for 16 Handbells

We’ve been enjoying putting together new 16-bell music in recent months. Our latest title is the hymn O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus. The hymn tune EBENEZER was composed by Thomas John Williams in 1890 and is also used for the hymn Once to Every Man and Nation.

More information about this arrangement

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus is available in two handbell ranges. The version we demonstrate is for 16 handbells from C5 to B6. Another version is available for G4 to F#6, to make it possible for 2-octave handbell choirs to play. It’s an interesting arrangement – challenging, but worth the effort! The arrangement contains no bell changes, and needs no bell-sharing. We demonstrate it as a 4-in-hand piece, but it’s suitable for up to 8 ringers to play, holding just two bells each. If your handbell ensemble is playing from music stands, or observing social distancing, this would work!

If you’d like to play this arrangement, the sheet music is available to purchase, download and print from Choraegus.

Other arrangements of this hymn tune

The following arrangements of this hymn tune are also available to download from Choraegus:

An arrangement for 6 handbells with piano accompaniment;

and an unaccompanied 8-bell arrangement.

More about Choraegus handbell music

Please note that our sheet music is designed to be downloaded as PDFs. You’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail.

Any questions?

June 13, 2021

He Leadeth Me – 12-Bell Music from Choraegus

He Leadeth Me is a hymn composed in 1862 by William Bradbury, with lyrics by Joseph H. Gilmore. The hymn was inspired by the words of Psalm 23. Here it is, arranged for 12 handbells:

12-bell music can be a great summer project!

We often hear from handbell directors and musicians about continuing to rehearse and play during the summer months, when the full group isn’t always available. 12-bell music can be useful for these occasions. Choraegus 12-bell music is designed to be interesting to play, with some level of challenge. Small-group music doesn’t have to be boring! We demonstrate this piece using 4-in-hand, because there are only two of us, but the arrangement is suitable for 3-6 ringers, with no special techniques required. It would sound pretty on handchimes too!

Two versions are available – either using bells C5-G6 (as in our demo video), or using F5-C7.

Would you like to play He Leadeth Me?

If you’d like to play He Leadeth Me (12-bell version), the sheet music is available to purchase and download from Choraegus.

When you buy Choraegus handbell music, please note that it’s designed to be downloaded as a PDF file. That means you’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. Purchasing this arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to six copies for your handbell group – so don’t pay for more copies than you need!

Your purchase also gives permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and video-sharing online. See our licensing agreement for full details. Please remember to mention the title and arranger of the piece on video-sharing sites, social media and any printed materials such as concert programs.

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, you might like to look at our step-by-step guide. We designed this to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

Other versions of this hymn are available

If you don’t have a large enough ensemble to play He Leadeth Me – 12-bell version, we also have an 8-bell arrangement of this hymn, suitable for 2-4 ringers. Alternatively, if you have an entire handbell choir, you might enjoy our 3- or 5-octave arrangement, also available to download from Choraegus.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about our music, please start by reading our Frequently-Asked Questions. Please contact us if you don’t find the answers you need, and we’ll be happy to help!