Bell Prayer?

[Judy Blair]

My vocal choir begins every rehearsal with the Choristers' Prayer:

Bless, O Lord, us your servants who minister in your temple.
Grant that what we sing with our lips we may believe in our hearts,
and what we believe in our hearts we may show forth in our lives.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Is there anything similar for church bell choirs?

Judy Blair

[Silver Woodbury]

That’s beautiful!  How about just adapting it for ringers – change sing to ring and lips to hands. 

 

Bless, O Lord, us your servants who minister in your temple.

Grant that what we ring with our hands we may believe in our hearts,

and what we believe in our hearts we may show forth in our lives.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Although there are usually no lyrics involved in our music, a great deal of it is based on hymns and we learn about their message as we prepare them.

 

Just a thought…

 

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[Merry Lloyd]

make one up!!!!  

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[Judy Blair]

I suppose I could, in between everything else, but I was kind of hoping there was one already in use!

Judy

[Debbie Shaw]

Judy,

I had to go look up the title of the book but here is what I have.

"Ringing True - Prayers for Handbell Ringers"  by Linda Stahelin    It was published in 2007.  It contains 101 pages of prayers for seasons, and everyday events for Handbell ringers..  

It is still in print.  Here is the url:  http://www.wlp.jspaluch.com/8256.htm

There was also a Bell Prayer printed in the AGEHR Overtones back in the dark ages (90's).  I had a copy somewhere, but I have been unable to locate it. 

Hope this helps!

Debbie Shaw

Long Beach, CA

Debbie Shaw

[Heitz Handbells]

There is also Reflections for Ringers by McChesney.  We have both but they're not on our website so you'd have to email or call us.

I'm sure Handbell Services and Jeffers has them.

Carol

 

Carol A. Scheel, Norm P. Heitz
Heitz Handbells and Music LLC
612-208-1741
1 (877 or 866) 426-3235
www.heitzhandbells.com

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[Linda Krantz]

Debbie beat me to the punch - this is the one my choir used.  It is put together very nicely.  A great recommendation.

Linda Krantz

After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:36 PM, Debbie Shaw wrote:

Judy,

I had to go look up the title of the book but here is what I have.

"Ringing True - Prayers for Handbell Ringers"  by Linda Stahelin    It was published in 2007.  It contains 101 pages of prayers for seasons, and everyday events for Handbell ringers..  

It is still in print.  Here is the url:  http://www.wlp.jspaluch.com/8256.htm

There was also a Bell Prayer printed in the AGEHR Overtones back in the dark ages (90's).  I had a copy somewhere, but I have been unable to locate it. 

Hope this helps!

Debbie Shaw

Long Beach, CA

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Judy Blair <teej...@gmail.com> wrote:

I suppose I could, in between everything else, but I was kind of hoping there was one already in use! <362.gif>

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[Judy Blair]

Interesting - that book goes for $49.95 (used) on Amazon!

[Heitz Handbells]

Judy,

That must be a mistake.  It's $6.00.

Carol

 

Carol A. Scheel, Norm P. Heitz
Heitz Handbells and Music LLC
612-208-1741
1 (877 or 866) 426-3235
www.heitzhandbells.com

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