Thursday, May 8, 2008

Lead, Kindly Light

This hymn is my dad's favorite. He hasn't heard it yet, so I don't know if he approves of how I've messed with it. Parts of it, I arranged a few years ago. Once I came back to it, I added the piano parts, and the intro/conclusion. It was my sister, Denise, who suggested changing the timing on the first verse to be straight, instead of the traditional lilting melody. I really like how the second verse turned out, kind of round-like, joining together on the end phrases. The third verse just adds words where there was simple musical movement before, and a bit of a soprano descant. I like how the piano changes just a bit between each verse - though some might tell me that I should just keep it the same. Tell me what you think!

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