Be still for the presence of the Lord

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Mithras
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Be still for the presence of the Lord

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You may be interesred to hear that a new organ piece by Jonathan Rees-Williams, "Fantasy on Be still for the presence of the Lord" has just been published by Organist Publications. My copy arrived today. As this is a very popular hymn, a piece based on it is certainly welcome. It is about grade 7-8 standard, and, from my initial play-through today, I think well worth the effort.

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I just looked at Organist Publication's website and could find no sign of this. Where did you find it?
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It was reviewed in Laudate, the journal of the Guild of Church Musicians. I happen to know Barry Williams, a director of Organist Publications. If you contact him via the OP website he will give you further details.

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Good Lord.

  • Guild of Church Musicians (hon. prop. J. Ewington esq.)
  • Be still for the presence of the Lord.

What a remarkable conjunction.

What was the verdict?
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positive

Oh and the patrons are Vincent Nichols and Rowan Williams.

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Thank you.
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