SATB, Sop. Solo, Piano Ed. 9065 $1.70General

Praise, My Soul, the King of HeavenWilliam Ringham

Selected by Bradley EllingboeM U S I C F O R T H E C H U R C H Y E A R

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About the ComposerWilliam Ringham holds Bachelor of Music and Master ofMusic degrees in Piano Performance from IndianaUniversity. He taught at colleges in Arkansas, Missouri,and Alabama before becoming the Booking Director for theConcert and Artist Division of Summy Birchard, Inc. inNew York City. This was followed by almost 30 yearsteaching music of all levels, K-12, in the Lawrence PublicSchools in Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, where heintroduced and developed new programs in guitar, piano,voice, electronic music, and synthesizer ensemble. He hasserved a variety of congregations as organist andconductor of vocal and handbell choirs. A member of

AGEHR and ASCAP, Mr. Ringham has received consecutive awards from ASCAP.Retired from teaching, he is now Director of Music at Mission Del Sol PresbyterianChurch in Tempe, Arizona.

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; to His feet thy tribute bring;Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore His praises sing:Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.

Praise Him for His grace and favor to His people in distress.Praise Him still the same as ever, slow to chide and quick to bless:Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness.

Father-like, He tends and spares us; well our feeble frame He knows;In His hands He gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes.Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows.

Angels help us to adore Him: ye behold Him face to face;Sun and moon bow down before Him, dwellers all in time and space.Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.

- Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)Based on Psalm 103

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Praise, My Soul, the King of Heavenfor Mixed Choir (SATB) and Solo(s) with Piano Accompaniment

Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) William Ringham (ASCAP)(Based on Psalm 103) Incorporating Lauda Anima

John Goss (1800-1880)

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* The opening solo may be sung by any voice comfortable with the range. Later solos are best left to a soprano voice.

Duration: ca. 2:35

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