Monday, December 12, 2016

O Holy Night

This is definitely one of my most favorite Christmas songs ever. Several years ago I heard my sister-in-law (who has one of the pretties voices I've heard) sing a version of this song and I've been in love with it ever since. It's such a powerful song, but it's peaceful at the same time. My favorite words of the song that I think about when I'm playing this solo are:

"The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend.

He know our need, to our weakness is no stranger
Behold your king
Before Him lowly bend
Behold your king
Before Him lowly bend"

Our Savior was born to bear our trials and to be our friend. He suffered everything imaginable while He was here on Earth so that He could relate to each one of us. He is no stranger to the weaknesses we have or the trials we face. He knows how to help us and He will help us. 
The night our Savior was born was truly a holy night.



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Monday, December 5, 2016

What Child Is This?

I've always loved the melody of "Greensleeves" and the words written for "What Child Is This?" greatly add to the beauty of the music.


"This, this is Christ the Kind,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary."



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Monday, November 21, 2016

Away In A Manger

This tune is the sweetest little lullaby. It is so tender and something I love to hum to my children when they cuddle with me. The lyrics are also beautiful and make me think of our Savior as a sweet little baby, starting his perfect life here on Earth for us.



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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Angels We Have Heard On High

This is such a joyful Christmas song! When you sing or listen to this song can't you just imagine the angels singing "gloria!" to all the world? I love it so much.

"Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo."



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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Still, Still, Still

I love the melody to this Christmas carol so much. It is one of my absolute favorite Christmas songs. It's so simple, beautiful, and touching. I hope this piano arrangement conveys those same feelings to you.



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Sunday, October 30, 2016

The First Noel

Christmas is right around the corner and I'm really looking forward to the holiday season! I've been working on some Christmas hymn arrangements and I'm excited to share them here as the holiday approaches.
I love the Christmas season. I love the focus it gives me on my Savior. It brings me so much joy!



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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

The Family Medley

My sister-in-law lost her father-in-law this past week and she asked me to write a medley for the funeral. I was honored to be able to do that for her and her family. We used the songs Families Can Be Together Forever, The Family is of God, and I Feel My Savior's Love. I love the way it came together.
Losing loved ones is very difficult, but it's these simple primary songs that remind us how much our Heavenly Father and Jesus love us even amidst really hard trials, that life doesn't end when we die, and that we have the opportunity to see our loved ones again and be with them forever.

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Link to audio recording (live recording, difficult to hear the piano)
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