Choice Sacred Solos for High Voice

This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.

Book Title: Choice Sacred Solos for High Voice
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
Copyright: 1883

Google Books has this volume available for download as a PDF file: Choice Sacred Solos

Contents:

  • Barri – Beauteous Song — (“Come unto Me”)
  • Hughes – Beulah Land
  • Rodney – Calvary
  • Meyer-Helmund – Christmas Song (Glory to Heaven’s Eternal King)
  • Blumenthal – Christ the Pilgrim
  • Händel – Come unto Him (He Shall Feed His Flock)
  • Dubois – Come unto Me and Rest
  • Gounod – Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee
  • Piccolmini – Eternal Rest
  • Gounod – Forever with the Lord
  • Tours – The Gate of Heaven
  • Barri – Gethsemane (“Thy Will be Done”)
  • Gounod – Glory to Thee, My God, this Night
  • Barri – The Good Shepherd
  • Tosti – Guide Us with Thy Heavenly Light
  • Schloesser – He That Keepeth Israel
  • Abt – Home so Blest
  • J. Faure – I Trust in God (O Salutaris Hostia)
  • Lassen – In Heavenly Love Abiding
  • Tours – Jesus, Lover of My Soul
  • Parker – Jerusalem
  • Gounod – The King of Love My Shepherd is
  • Moszkowski – My God, My Father, While I Stray
  • Morsell – Now the Shades of Night are Gone
  • Haydn – O Love Divine
  • Tosti – Prayer — To a Mind Worn and Weary
  • Gounod – Ring Out, Wild Bells
  • Rodney – Sion
  • Adams – The Star of Bethlehem
  • Hewitt – Suffer Little Children to Come unto Me
  • Raff – Tarry with Me, O My Saviour
  • Saint-Saëns – Thou, O Lord, art My Protector
  • Costa – Turn Thee unto Me
  • Henshaw – When the Mists have Cleared Away

Notes:
These Christian songs are mostly by composers long forgotten. However, there is some decent material in this volume, especially for use as service music within a church setting.

Songs from this volume will be uploaded, when appropriate, as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.