Category: Eight-Bell

To the Hills I Lift My Eyes ([HOLY SPIRIT, FAITHFUL] GUIDE) – for eight handbells

The text for this hymn is based on Psalm 121, and it speaks of our reliance on God to lead us through life’s path. There is no other Guide who can and will watch over us so wonderfully. We hope you’ll enjoy playing our eight-bell arrangement of this hymn! To the hills I lift my …

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I Want Jesus to Walk with Me – for eight handbells

This spiritual is a prayer for the Lord to stay with us. Well… it’s just as much a prayer that we’d be walking with Him, too! Here’s our eight-handbell arrangement.

He Leadeth Me (AUGHTON/HE LEADETH ME) – for eight handbells

Making progress in the Christian life isn’t about hacking our own path through the jungle; it’s about following the path God lays our for us. Our eight-handbell arrangement of this long-beloved hymn is perfect for Good Shepherd Sunday! He leadeth me: O blessed thought! / O words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er …

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“The Ants Go Marching” and “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” – for eight handbells

We have not just one, but two new eight-bell pieces to present today. That’s because they use the same tune. You may remember singing The Ants Go Marching as a child. It’s not about a marauding horde of insects; rather, it’s a band of friendly little critters doing cute little things. Our eight-bell arrangement about …

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You’re a Grand Old Flag – for eight handbells

(American) Independence Day is coming soon, so we have an arrangement of this George Cohan patriotic tune for eight bells. You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high flying flag And forever in peace may you wave. You’re the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave. Ev’ry heart …

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Larry and Carla’s Fifth “Surprisingly Easy”™ Eight-Bell Hymn Collection

We present our fifth “Surprisingly Easy”™ eight-bell hymn collection! Here’s what it contains (which you can order separately… but getting the whole collection is a better deal!): Beach Spring Children of the Heavenly Father Faith of Our Fathers I Vow to Thee, My Country Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Stand Up, Stand Up for …

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How Firm a Foundation (FOUNDATION) – for eight handbells

Jesus Christ is the solid rock on which our faith is founded. How firm, indeed, is our foundation! Here’s our new eight-bell arrangement of this glorious hymn. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath …

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Zeg Kwezelken, Wilde Gij Dansen? – for eight handbells

Here’s a fun-to-play nineteenth-century Dutch tune. This lively arrangement will keep you on your toes!

Het Roosje – for eight handbells

Here’s our new arrangement of a pretty Dutch song whose title translates “The Rose”. The boy saw a rose Rose on the heath. “It was such a colorful dress, He went quickly. It was as if it both served him. Rose, rose, rose red, Rose on the heath.

I Stand Amazed (MY SAVIOR’S LOVE) – for eight handbells

This was one of my favorite congregational hymns when I was a teenager. The trend today is to sing this beloved hymn in a quiet, meditative style – but in past decades, it was more of a marching song for the Church – and our new eight-bell arrangement is written with that in mind! I …

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