We take pleasure in recommending to you Michael Owens' Genevan Psalter website.

www.genevanpsalter.com

And while we are at it, we remind you of Arise & Sing which features Michael singing H&V psalms and hymns.

Find samples here.
Purchase the CD and sheet music here.

Another Round for Children

Lay Up Treasures in Heav'n

Lay up treasures in heav'n---
No moth, no rust, no robbers may destroy;
Where your treasure, there your heart shall be!

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Tune: 3-part round, Hey, Ho, Nobody Home, 1609
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2008

In the Temple the Children Sang

In the Temple the children sang,
And through its courts their voices rang;
Hosanna sing, Hosanna sing,
Hosanna sing to our King.
Hosanna sing, Hosanna sing,
Singing praises to our King.

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Tune: 3-part round, Now We Are Met, 18th century
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2008

Heart & Voice Singing School & Conference
April 25th, 2009
at
Christ Lutheran Church
100 Frowein Road
East Moriches, NY 11940

Sing to the Lord with Heart & Voice! This is a special invitation to you...join us Saturday, April 25th at Christ Lutheran Church, East Moriches, NY for a day of joyful singing, fellowship, and instruction:

• Learn what the Bible says about worship and worship music.
• Learn to sing a harmony part that fits your voice range.
• Learn to sing and harmonize in group singing.
• Learn the history of congregational singing in the church.

Here’s the schedule for the day:
8:30 ~ 9:00 Registration/ coffee & donuts
9:00 ~ 9:30 Welcome, Introductions and Singing
9:30 ~ 10:30 Session #1: Reformation Roots: Let God’s People Sing!
Rev. John Fleischmann
10:30 ~ 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 ~ 11:00 Heart & Voice Choir part-singing demonstration
11:00 ~ 12:00 Session #2: Singing School & Section Rehearsal
Neil Shah
12:00 ~ 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 ~ 2:00 Session #3: Shaping the Hymnody of American Voices
Rev. Ron Weinbaum
2:00 ~ 2:15 Afternoon Break
2:15 ~ 3:15 Session #4: Singing School & Section Rehearsal
Neil Shah
3:15 ~ 3:30 The Grand Finale & Closing

Go to www.heartandvoice.net and listen to these hymns which we will be learning:
• Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun
• Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
• From Heaven, O Praise the Lord
• Trust in the Lord

This is a free singing school & conference, and lunch is provided by our gracious hosts!. An offering will be taken to help with costs.

Call 631-594-1377
or
email: blp22@optonline.net
for more information.

Teach Us, O Lord

Teach us, O Lord, with all our heart,
With all our soul, and all our mind;
To love Thee with a steadfast love:
This Law, a statute most sublime.

And likewise to our neighbor show,
A sacrificial love like Thee;
Who offered up Thine only Son,
To bear our sin and set us free.

O Lord our God, to Thee we cry,
Have mercy on us now we pray;
Incline our hearts to keep this Law,
And lead us in the perfect way.

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Tune: Distress, William Walker, 1835
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2009

Rejoice, Our Weekly Work is Done

Rejoice, our weekly work is done,
Another Lord's Day has begun;
O welcome, sacred day of rest,
The day that God Himself has blessed.
(Refrain 2x)
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome,
Day that God Himself has blessed;
O welcome, sacred day of rest,
The day that God Himself has blessed

Let us devote this joyous day,
To thanks and praise, and let us pray,
That as we worship God above,
We all would know the Savior's love.
(Refrain)

Now with the saints all gathered 'round,
We seek the Lord where He is found;
By Word and Sacrament we know,
His love and grace to us will flow.
(Refrain)

And from this place and from this Day,
The Lord shall send us on our way;
To do His work another week,
And then return, His favor seek.
(Refrain)

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Tune: Angels' Song, Hesperian Harp, 1848
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2009

Have You Not Known?

Have you not known nor heard?
Has none of this been told?
Above the circle of the earth,
Jehovah sits enthroned.

Have you not known nor heard?
God of eternity,
Creator of the universe,
Shall never fainting be.

To whom shall we compare,
And who has equal fame?
For God brings out the starry host,
And calls each one by name.

Young men may faint and fall,
Be ruined utterly;
But those who wait upon the Lord,
Shall like the eagles be.

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Tune: New Hope, Ananias Davisson, 1820
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2009