September 29, 2021

Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah – for Handbells

“Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah,
from the heavens praise God’s name!
Praise the Lord, our great creator;
all you angels, praise proclaim.
All you hosts, together praising,
sun and moon and stars on high.
Praise the Lord, O heav’ns of heavens,
and the floods above the sky.”

The hymn tune PRAISE JEHOVAH was composed by William J. Kirkpatrick in 1899. We enjoyed putting together a recording of this hymn, also known to us as “Doesn’t this sound a bit like I’ve Been Working on the Railroad?”

More information about this arrangement

~~I’ve Been Working on~~ Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah is for 3-5 octaves of handbells, with optional handchimes. We always enjoy the way the chimes sound, although if you don’t have them, the piece still works. It’s a Level 2+ arrangement.Sheet music is available to download from Choraegus – available as an individual score, or as a full-choir score.

Buying Choraegus handbell music

When you purchase handbell music from Choraegus, the music score will come to you as a PDF file. That means you’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. When you’ve downloaded your music, your one-time payment (for the full-choir copy) entitles you to print up to 15 copies for your group. Please read our licensing agreement for full information about this. If you’re new to buying music from Choraegus, we recommend our step-by-step guide. We designed this to take you through the process in a (we hope) stress-free way!

Purchasing this arrangement gives you no-fuss permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and online video-sharing. Please take some time to read about what you’re allowed to do with Choraegus handbell music. In these times of live-streaming, and online worship services, it’s particularly important that we all understand and follow the laws concerning performance licensing and copyright.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about buying or playing Choraegus handbell music, please look at our Frequently-Asked Questions. If you don’t find the information you’re looking for, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Praise the Lord Sing Hallelujah handbells

August 12, 2021

The Lord is My Shepherd – Handbells, 4-5 Octaves

The Lord is My Shepherd is an arrangement that Larry wrote in 2008, for Caroline Harnly, in honor of her mother. Caroline was, until recently, the long-term director of the San Francisco State University Handbell Choir. The hymn tune POLAND is an unusual one; it was written by Koschat in 1862.

“The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know,
I walk in green pastures, safe-folded I rest,
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,
Restores me when wand’ring, redeems when oppressed,
Restores me when wand’ring, redeems when oppressed.”

We enjoyed the opportunity to make a video of this 5-octave arrangement!

More information about The Lord is My Shepherd

This arrangement is for 4-5 octaves of handbells, with optional handchimes. It’s a Level 3 arrangement. If you’d like to play it, the sheet music is available to download from Choraegus. It’s available as an individual score, or as a full-choir score.

Buying Choraegus handbell music

When you purchase handbell music from Choraegus, the music score will come to you as a PDF file. That means you’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. When you’ve downloaded your music, your one-time payment (for the full-choir copy) entitles you to print up to 15 copies for your group. Please read our licensing agreement for full information about this. If you’re new to buying music from Choraegus, we recommend our step-by-step guide. We designed this to take you through the process in a (we hope) stress-free way!

Purchasing this arrangement gives you no-fuss permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and online video-sharing. Please take some time to read about what you’re allowed to do with Choraegus handbell music. In these times of live-streaming and online worship services, it’s particularly important that we all understand and follow the laws concerning performance licensing and copyright.

Any questions?

May 30, 2021

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place – Handbells, 3 or 5 Octaves

“My faith has found a resting place, not in device or creed;
I trust the ever-living One, His wounds for me shall plead.
I need no other argument, I need no other plea;
it is enough that Jesus died, and that He died for me.”

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place is a hymn first published in 1891. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt wrote the lyrics, under her pen name, Lidie H. Edmunds. The beautiful tune is the Norwegian folk melody Landås, attributed to Andre Ernest Modeste Gretry and arranged for this hymn by William James Kirkpatrick.

More information about My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place is for 3 or 5 octaves of handbells, and optional handchimes. If you don’t have the 2 octaves of handchimes, those notes can be played with bells instead. If you’d like to play this piece, the sheet music is available to download from Choraegus.

Important things to know about Choraegus handbell music

When you buy handbell music from Choraegus, the music score will come to you as a PDF file. That means you’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. When you’ve downloaded your music, your one-time payment (for the full-choir copy) entitles you to print up to 15 copies for your group. Please read our licensing agreement for full information about this. If you’re new to buying music from Choraegus, we recommend our step-by-step guide. We designed this to take you through the process in a (we hope) stress-free way!

Purchasing this 3-5 octave arrangement gives you no-fuss permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and online video-sharing. Please take some time to read about what you’re allowed to do with Choraegus handbell music. In these times of live-streaming and online worship services, it’s particularly important that we all understand and follow the laws concerning performance licensing and copyright.