Love Divine
THIS HYMN TEXT IS ONE OF CHARLES WESLEY’S BEST KNOWN AND MOST SUNG CREATIONS. SUNG THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT HYMN TUNES, DR. COOPER CHOSE HYFRYDOL, WHICH MEANS CHEERFUL.
HYFRYDOL IS A WELSH HYMN, COMPOSED BY HUGH PRICHARD IN 1844. PRICHARD COMPOSED THIS HYMN TUNE WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER, SO IT IS FITTING THAT IT SHOULD BE ARRANGED FOR EARLY ADOLESCENTS. IN THE UNITED STATES THIS HYMN TEXT IS MOST OFTEN SUNG TO THE TUNE BEECHER.
CONSULT THE VARIABLE VOICE CHART TO DETERMINE WHICH VOICING FITS YOUR CHOIR.
Words by Charles Wesley (1`747)
Music by Hugh Prichard (1830)
Arranged by Irvin Cooper
Three-part Variable Voicing with Piano
Cambiata Press Catalog #I180139
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