Product Description
Rock of
Ages
hymn
arrangement for flute and piano by Stephen R Dalrymple
transcribed
for solo clarinet, trumpet, euphonium/trombone, violin, and cello
"Rock of Ages" (text by Augustus M Toplady
1776, tune by Thomas Hastings 1830)
"Hiding
in Thee" (text by William O Cushing 1876, tune by Ira D. Sankey 1877)
To describe might, power, security, protection
the images we think of are exploding bombs, a nuclear arsenal, security systems.
None of these existed in the ancient world. The image of a rock, its density,
its hardness, its inability to be shaken, actually, that is a universal metaphor.
And so we find it often in the Bible.
Moses struck the rock to produce water. Paul tells
us "that rock was Christ." [Ex 17, 1 Cor 10] Moses was hidden in the cleft of a
rock to watch the presence and glory of God pass by. [Ex 33] David often alluded
to the rock as a fortress in the Psalms. [Ps 18] And the picture of Christ as
the cornerstone is another favorite theme. [Mt 21, I Pt 2] Several of our hymns
use (and mix) these metaphors to speak of the Rock, a place of refuge, a place
of safety, a place of redemption.
Suitable for
preludes, offertories, concerts, personal meditation.
Includes pdf of 14 score choices Full Score for flute
and piano letter size Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trumpet, Euphonium (or
trombone), Violin, and Cello solo parts, Full Score for flute and small page
format for performing from a 10 inch tablet and the same solo parts for 10
inch tablet. tablet (Tell your computer which pages you want to print. There
are programs online that will allow you to split pdf files so that you can
choose the correct part of the pdf for your tablet.)
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