Hymns
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All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name - Powerful! (midi)

Amazing Grace
- Best hymn ever (imho), with one verse in Navajo (hope it's right!) (hear it)

At The Cross - Isaac Watts rocks! (hear it)

Awake, Awake To Love and Work - Beautiful minor-mode melody from the Kentucky Harmony, 1815. Lots of octave changes and upper octave work. (hear it)

Be Still, My Soul - Beautiful prayer for solace, set to Sibelius' Finlandia - easy to play! (hear it)

Be Thou My Vision - Slane, an old Irish folk tune; words translated from 8th Century Irish (hear it)

Come Away to the Skies - Charming melody from Southern Harmony (midi) Added 10/13/2008

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Great whistle tune, words get me every time! (hear it)

Do Not I Love Thee? - Wonderful primitive tune from Southern Harmony (midi) Added 10/13/2008

How Firm A Foundation - Beautiful Early American Tune, great words! (hear it)

In The Garden - One of my mother's favorites. One tricky note. (midi)

It Is Well With My Soul - Melancholy and beautiful, beware one G# (midi)

O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus - Same tune as "Once To Every Man and Nation". Play it faster than you are used to - it has a sea-shanty feel that matches the words! (hear it)

The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Psalm 23, set to "St. Columba," a pretty Irish Melody. This tune is good to learn, then add ornamentation as the whistler advances.  (hear it)

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus - Popular early 20th-Century gospel hymn, beware two accidentals! (hear it)

Whispering Hope - A good, old 19th-Century gospel hymn, posted here by special request. (hear it)

Wondrous Love
- Hauntingly beautiful early American hymn, minor (Dorian) mode (hear it)
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