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.
