The music of Charles O. Beck
Thine Is the Glory!
SATB with organ and brass accompaniment
and optional descant
Epic!
This arrangement is ideal for Easter, Pentecost, Thanksgiving, or any other high holy day on the Christian calendar. It is built on the traditional hymn written by Edmond Louis Budry (words) and George Frederick Händel (music).
Score download: 
This arrangement was originally commissioned and premiered by the musicians at Spring Hills Baptist Church in Granville, OH, for Easter services in 2003. Late in 2023, to celebrate its 20th birthday, it has been reworked, revised, and upgraded to include an optional descant part.
The brass section consists of three trumpets in Bb and three trombones. There is an optionally a cappella section in the middle.
The demo recording here was produced using electro-acoustic instruments, including the sound libraries and organ patches from the Garritan Personal Orchestra sound library.
Tip: To best experience the demo, first load the PDF in another browser tab. Then start the playback of the recording and follow along in the PDF.
“Qui cantat laudem non solum cantat, sed et amat eum quem cantat.”
(He who sings praise is not only singing, but also loving Him whom he is singing about/to/for.)
— St. Augustine
of Hippo
Corpus Christianorum
Latinorum, vol. 39
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