O Christians Haste
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Item ID #: MUABE1411
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Grade Level 1
Year: 2014
Type: Fanfare Prelude
Composer: Robert Snelson
Program Notes:
This fanfare prelude is based on the missionary hymn by Mary A. Thomson (1834-1923) with the tune by James Walch (1837-1901). Her lyrics charge us to “Proclaim to every people, tongue, and nation, that God…is love.” The music of this short arrangement seeks to describe the urgent message of the first verse and chorus:
O Christians, haste, your mission high fulfilling,
To tell the world that God is one who cares,
That God who made all nations is not willing
One life should perish, lost in deep despair.
Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace,
Tidings of Jesus, redemption and release.
American Instrumental Ensemble Series (AIES/ABES)