NEARER MEDLEY

"Nearer My God to Thee" and "I Need Thee Every Hour" (May also use "I am a Child of God")
Two-Part (Vocal Duet or Choir) - English or Spanish

Sarah F. Adams & Annie S. Hawks Lowell Mason & Robert Lowry
Arranged by Rebecca Belliston
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christmas contemporary / popular

 Christmas Handbells for Children – Handbells  A Whole New World – Big Note
 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus – SATB  At the Piano – Piano Solo Album
 For the Love of Christmas – Piano Album  The Blue Planet – Piano Solo
 For There's a Savior Born* – SATB  Chevaliers De Sangreal/Da Vinci Code – Piano Solo
 Hark! The Herald Medley – Piano Solo  Cider House Rules/Pure Michigan Theme – Piano Solo
 Noel Christmas Medley – Piano Solo | Vocal Duet | SATB  Corynorhinus/Batman Begins – Piano Solo
 Come, O Come Emmanuel – Piano Solo | Vocal Solo  Greatest Showman – Big Note | Easy Piano | Piano Solo
 Holy Night – SATB  Look Past – Piano/Vocal/Guitar
 Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful – Piano Duet | SATB  Memories/Canon in D – Piano Solo
 Silent Night –Vocal Solo & Duet | SATB | Instrumental  Over and Over Again – Piano Solo
 Where Are You Christmas? – Big Note Piano  Someone You Loved – Piano Solo
 Spirit/Run Free – Piano Solo
Sunflower/Spider-Man – Easy Piano
classical-style 

Andante in A* – Piano Solo


 The Betrothal: Processional in E* – Piano Solo
hymns / religious
 Come, and Be With Me/Etude in E – SATB
 Coronation: Processional in G* – Piano Solo
 Dresden: Fugue in F minor* – Piano Duet
 The Battlefield: Etude in C# minor* – Piano Solo
 Dance: Jig in F* – Piano Solo
 The Dungeon: Etude in G minor* – Piano Solo
 Etude in C* – Piano Solo
 Etude in Eb minor* – Piano Solo
 For the Love of Classical* – Piano Album
 Fugue in C minor* – Piano Solo
 Heart of Red, Blood of Blue* – Piano Solo Album
 I Know That My Redeemer Lives/Rhapsody on a Theme of
Paganini – SATB
 Jerusalem: Prelude in C minor* – Piano Solo
 Leuthar: Prelude in C minor* – Piano Solo
 Memories/Canon in D – Piano Solo
 Prelude in Bb minor* – Piano Solo
 Ryder: Childhood Etude in Db* – Piano Solo
 The Sea: Nocturne in D* – Piano Solo
 Sonata in A minor* – Piano Solo
 Tranquility: Prelude in Db* – Piano Solo
 Vengeance: Prelude in B minor* – Piano Solo
 The Village: Ballad in E minor* – Piano Solo
* - Original Songs
 A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief – Piano Solo
 Abide With Me; 'Tis Eventide – Piano Solo | Violin
 Come, and Be With Me – SATB
 Come Unto Jesus* – SATB Hymn
 Feast Upon His Word* – SSAA
 For the Love of Hymns – Piano Album
 How Great Thou Art – Piano Solo | Vocal Solo & Duet |
SATB | Instrumental
 I Believe in Christ – Piano Duet | SATB
 I Know That My Redeemer Lives – SATB
 I Will Make Weak Things Strong: Ether 12:27* – Men's
Vocal Solo
 The Iron Rod – Piano Solo | Vocal Solo
 Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee – Piano Solo
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 Master, the Tempest is Raging – Piano Solo | Vocal Solo
 My Country, ‘Tis of Thee – Piano Solo | SATB
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 Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee – Piano Solo | SATB | Violin
Solo
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 Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning – Piano Solo |
Piano/Organ Duet | Vocal Solo | SATB
 The Sabbath Day* – SATB
 Simply Preludes – Organ or Piano Solos
 Souls To Save* – Vocal Solo
 Still Be My Vision – Vocal Duet | SSA | SATB
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 Where Can I Turn? – Vocal Duet