HOW TO USE THIS PIECE PRAISE TO THE LORD (CLICK THE TITLE TO VIEW AND HEAR ONLINE)   PRAISE TO THE LORD WAS ONE OF DR. COOPER'S FAVORITE HYMNS.  HE WAS ENAMORED BY THE UPWARD LEAP OF A FIFTH BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH NOTES IN THE BEGINNING MOTIF OF THE MELODY.  HE MAINTAINED THAT THE UPWARD LEAP GAVE THE MELODY CHARACTER.   FOR HIM, THE CLIMATIC POINT WAS THE FOUR NOTES IN MEASURE 17 WHEN THE CHOIR SINGS IN UNISON "LET THE AMEN" (STANZA ONE).  HE PROFFERED THOSE TO BE THE "FOUR STRONGEST NOTES" IN THE LITERATURE OF HYMNS.  THEY ARE INDEED MUSICALLY MEANINGFUL!   AS WITH ALL THE SETTINGS OF DR. COOPER'S HYMNS IN THIS CHORAL SERIES, THEY ARE WRITTEN IN MELODY-PART STYLE.  ACCESS THE THREE-PART (CLICK HERE) VARIABLE VOICING CHART TO SEE THE  OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.                       Words by Joachim Neander (1680) Music from Stralsund Gesenbuch (1665) Arranged by Irvin Cooper Three-part Variable Voicing with Piano Cambiata Press Catalog #I978105   This work is available in E-Print. Please remember the copyright law. It is illegal to purchase a single oactavo, then photocopy it. Order hard-copy scores from your favorite music distributor, J.S.Pepper, Inc. or directly from Cambatia Press