Dale's Divertissements

Today we have my church choir playing Sandra Eithun’s ethereral arrangement of Amazing Grace. INJoy…

Growing up we always sang this hymn as part of our Thanksgiving Sunday. Give God thanks for today. INJoy…

Here I am showing off my new keyboard. I now have a 2 manual (no pedal) Virtual Pipe Organ in my house.

This is not the dreary hymn you have heard for years. Douglas E. Wagner has transformed this hymn to a joyful celebration of thanks.

A Christian goes to synagogue and hears a tune and creates a hymn. That is story behind this hymn. The Jewish tune is “sung on Sabbath eve and holy days and the words contains the 13 articles of belief of a group of Jews”-www.hymnary.org. Let us praise God today.

Years ago a young man spent hours in the prayer chapel praying for God to take away his gay urges. I am so glad he found Metropolitan Community Church. Today he is proud to share one of his favourite hymns!!!

A beautiful hymn from the appalachian region of the USA. Arranged by Albert Zabel, played by Dale Burkholder.

Were you there arranged by Albert Zabel.

O Sacred Head Now Wounded arranged by Johann Gottfried Walther.

I heard this hymn for the first time on Good Friday and has since been a staple of Good Friday. This arrangement is by John Ferguson and the organist is Dale Burkholder featuring the trumpet en chamade.