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MESSIAH (Herold)

Composer: Ferdinand Hérold

Full name: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: MESSIAH (Herold)
Composer: Ferdinand Hérold (1839)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 32114 32566 53123
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Take My Life, and Let It Be

Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Sing Praise! 2: Varied Accompaniments for Fifteen Hymns
    Composer/Editor Mathew H. Corl
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (2002) pp. 30
  • Hymn Intonations for Organ: Harmonizations and Intonations for Congregational Singing
    Composer/Editor V. Earle Copes
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1990) pp. 10

Organ Solo

  • My Song Is Love Unknown: Organ Music for Service and Recital
    Composer/Editor Brenda Portman
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (2022) pp. 25
  • The Organist's Library Volume 65
    Composer/Editor Brenda Portman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 80
  • The Sacred Organ Library Volume 5
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 8
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 81 Number 6 July August 2018: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Brenda Portman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 12
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 52 Number 4 March April 2018: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 8
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 35 Number 3 March April 2013: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Richard Greene
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2013) pp. 8

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 3 Number 3 January 1987: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 10
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #918
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The Cyber Hymnal #1022
Text: Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come
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The Cyber Hymnal #1095
Text: Cross of Jesus (Frizzelle)
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The Cyber Hymnal #2392
Text: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts
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The Cyber Hymnal #5963
Text: See the Ransomed Millions Stand
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The Cyber Hymnal #6167
Text: Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die?
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The Cyber Hymnal #6470
Text: Take My Life and Let It Be
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The Cyber Hymnal #7352
Text: Wherefore Do the Nations Rage?
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The Cyber Hymnal #10701
Text: Glory Be To God On High
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The Cyber Hymnal #12093
Text: Brethren, While We Sojourn Here
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The Cyber Hymnal #14476
Text: എടുക്ക എൻ ജീവനെ
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The Cyber Hymnal #15058
Text: സ്വീകരിക്കെൻ ജീവനെ
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The United Methodist Hymnal #399
Text: Take My Life, and Let It Be
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #918

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #918

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #256

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #256

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #608

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #608

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #321

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #321
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Small Church Music #6712

Small Church Music #6712
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The Cyber Hymnal #1022

The Cyber Hymnal #1022
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The Cyber Hymnal #1095

The Cyber Hymnal #1095
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The Cyber Hymnal #2392

The Cyber Hymnal #2392
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The Cyber Hymnal #5963

The Cyber Hymnal #5963
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The Cyber Hymnal #6167

The Cyber Hymnal #6167
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The Cyber Hymnal #6470

The Cyber Hymnal #6470
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The Cyber Hymnal #7352

The Cyber Hymnal #7352
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The Cyber Hymnal #10701

The Cyber Hymnal #10701
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The Cyber Hymnal #12093

The Cyber Hymnal #12093
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The Cyber Hymnal #14476

The Cyber Hymnal #14476
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The Cyber Hymnal #15058

The Cyber Hymnal #15058
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The United Methodist Hymnal #346b

The United Methodist Hymnal #346b
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The United Methodist Hymnal #399

The United Methodist Hymnal #399
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Worship in the city #118

Worship in the city #118

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #312

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #312
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