“The Haven of Rest” is one of my favorite hymns. I usually hear this hymn performed as a vocal solo.
As a pianist, we must learn to make the text come to life by animated accompaniment…making the message even more real and meaningful.
The first verse begins with a troubled scene of a lost soul but ends with the rescue by the Saviour!
So…we begin with a mood of turmoil. I use an up and down pattern in the right hand to depict the boistrous waves of the sea.
Then…the waves suddenly grow calm…when I hear the sweet voice of my Saviour. ( Notice the movement lessens in the accompaniment.)
I just want to keep going and explain the next part of the accompaniment because the mood of happiness increases… creating a cascading wave of crescendo as Jesus floods the ‘saved’ soul with unexplainable peace!
You’ll have to wait…part two will reveal this joyous picture of salvation.
Click here for Haven of Rest (piano accompaniment~~~part one)