Simple Accompaniments
In 1985 the Joint Committee for Church Music in Ireland (which operated from 1976 to 1990) published 75 well-known hymn tunes, arranged simply and set in lower keys. Regrettably, the publication did not circulate widely, as many copies were destroyed in a flooding incident.
The following arrangements may now be downloaded and more will follow. Please let us know if there is a hymn tune that you would like included.
Holy Week and Easter
All glory, laud and honour (St Theodulph) – C major
All glory, laud and honour (St Theodulph) – B flat
When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham)
Jesus Christ is risen today (Easter Hymn) – B flat
Jesus Christ is risen today (Easter Hymn) – C major
Hark ten thousand voices sounding (St Ambrose/St Oswald)
Thine be the glory (Maccabæus)
General
Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton)
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty (Nicæa)
Thy hand, O God, has guided (Thornbury)
Harvest Thanksgiving
Come, ye thankful people, come (St George’s, Windsor)
We plough the fields, and scatter (Wir pflügen)
Christmas
Hark! the herald angels sing (Christmas (Mendelssohn)
Silent night, holy night (Stille Nacht)
When the crimson sun had set and Angels, from the realms of glory (Iris)
