Congregational Singing Tips: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
February 28, 2024 Update:
I am working on a “FREEBIE” for “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” congregational style. (Not intended for piano solo since it’s accompaniment style) Download it HERE
Our church LOVES to sing What a Friend We Have in Jesus! As I was playing for them to sing last night, I thought, “I could just download and capture that part of our service and use it as a teaching tool.
So…You’ll have to listen to the two clips below and notice the instructions embedded in the clips. These fill-in tips are only meant to be suggestions.
I know each church pianist has their own version of fillers but I thought I’d share a couple for you all to grab by ear. Of course not every church pianist plays by ear so….I can create up to several of these fillers in written form once I hear from you all. Please leave your fill-in requests below in the comment section so I can start creating a few in print for you! 🙂
Ah! I’m hearing you all now! I will see what I can do about sharing some of these fill-ins for “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
I’m assuming most of you play this song in F Major…..right?
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Please write out this entire arrangement with the fillers. It is beautiful!
Thank you for your feedback.
Ditto to Martha’s request!!
I agree with the top two people that I’d like to see the whole arrangement and explanation of how to do those fills in. If you can’t do that, I’d like to specifically see the fill ins for “cumbered with a load of care.”
Thank Felicity for your feedback about wanting to “see” the fill-ins
Hello Jenifer, I would like to see your fill-ins for the song What a Friend we have in Jesus.
Thanks for flagging me! I re-read these responses today and will start creating some visuals! 🙂
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