Search Me (Now Is the Hour)

Handbell Arrangement

Handbell Arrangement

A tender arrangement with historic roots based on Psalm 139:23-24.

Details

Bell Count Handbell Ensemble

Handbell Level Level 3-

Publisher Beckenhorst Press

Description

This arrangement has historic roots. The melody of Search Me (Now Is the Hour) began as “Swiss Cradle Song” in Australia, 1913. It became the farewell song for Māori soldiers departing for World War I, and was later popularized by Bing Crosby and Gracie Fields. The biblical lyrics, added later, are based on Psalm 139:23-24.

A tender arrangement with historic roots based on Psalm 139:23-24.

Details

Bell Count Handbell Ensemble

Handbell Level Level 3-

Publisher Beckenhorst Press

Description

This arrangement has historic roots. The melody of Search Me (Now Is the Hour) began as “Swiss Cradle Song” in Australia, 1913. It became the farewell song for Māori soldiers departing for World War I, and was later popularized by Bing Crosby and Gracie Fields. The biblical lyrics, added later, are based on Psalm 139:23-24.


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