For SATB Chorus and Piano
For-the-Beauty-of-the-Earth-SCORE.pdf
For-the-Beauty-of-the-Earth-CHORAL.pdf
For-the-Beauty-of-the-Earth-PIANO.pdf
While I think the best setting of this text is undoubtedly John Rutter’s, this simple melody by Conrad Kocher brings an enjoyable 19th century folk hymn quality to the text.
This hymn has always been a favorite of mine and I’ve arranged it before but was never truly happy with it. In this new arrangement, I tried to expound on the simple melody to a more complex (but singable) harmony reflecting the real depth behind the simple beauty of God’s earth, and his plan.
We were working on this before they split our ward. I hope that we can make this work for us.
Me, too! It’s a nice setting, but it will be a little tough without at least a few people on each part. Hopefully you can add numbers to the choir in short order! Good luck!