Last summer I posted the lyrics to “Arise, O Star,” which is my attempt to put the Messiah in the Old Testament to music.
This spring there was an invitation here at SBTS for folks to submit songs they had written, so I turned this one in along with another (an attempt to put the ESV text of Psalm 67 to music, more on that later). Anyway, this Friday night some of the songs submitted, including “Arise, O Star,” will be sung in Dillard Chapel. Here are the details:
The School of Church Music and Worship School Council and the Hymn Society are sponsoring a worship service presenting new songs and hymns written by members of the Southern Seminary community. The service will held in Dillard Chapel on Friday, April 17th at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
If you’re in the Louisville area, it would be great to see you at this event Friday night.
Thanks to the valiant efforts of Chris Fenner, a “lead sheet” replete with musical notations and guitar chords now exists for “Arise, O Star.” If you are interested, you can download that here. You have my permission to sing this anytime you like with anyone who will join you.
Jim,
Is there any audio of this song available anywhere online? Also, are we allowed to use this for worship at our church – is it open copyright (i.e. can’t change it but free to use)? We really like it!