HE IS BORN WITH GENTLE MARY LAID HER CHILD (arr. Purifoy)

HE IS BORN with GENTLE MARY LAID HER CHILD

FORMAT: Piano Solo

LEVEL: Moderate

KEYS: F-G-D

APPROXIMATE DURATION: 2:35

WORSHIP USES: Prelude, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Special Feature in Christmas program

PERFORMANCE OPTIONS: If desired, “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child” can be omitted by skipping from the end of bar 24 to the beginning of bar 41.

DESCRIPTION: This is the perfect performance piece to “ring in the season” of joy and wonder! The arrangement sparkles with dynamic contrast, and lines that sound symphonic in nature. The closing statement builds to a climactic last three bars with accented melody in the bass and rising chords until the final triple forte chord is sounded!