April 26th, 2011 
Tristan I’ve always had trouble figuring out how to fit “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” into a modern worship environment and have it flow well. Most of the reworked arrangements I’ve heard either completely change the melody/rhythm (which drives the congregation crazy) or put a boring 4/4 backbeat to the traditional song (which drives me [...]
November 17th, 2007 Tristan It sure has been a while since I’ve written. I’m planning to come back from blogging hiatus. We’ll see how that goes. Since I posted a section of a hymn the last time I wrote, here’s another one to (book)end the silence: Eternal Power, whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God, Infinite lengths [...]
March 29th, 2007 Tristan We used a section of an old hymn to set the stage for this year’s Good Friday service: Now, my soul, thy voice upraising, Sing aloud in mournful strain, Of the sorrows most amazing, And the agonizing pain, Which our Savior Sinless bore, for sinners slain. As far as I can tell, this is an [...]
March 19th, 2006 Tristan Aaron sent me this sweet hymnal he found in California to add to my collection. It’s from 1878 (which, by the way, is only 28 years after California became a state). Wow. Thanks, Aaron! But if you look closely at this particular hymnal (click on the picture for a larger version), you’ll notice something unusual [...]
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