The title of this collection says it all. These seven settings are imbued with a sense of fun and vitality. The pieces are three to five pages in length. The vibrant, active nature of them precludes sight reading them in public (who does that?) but they are not daunting to learn. Contents: Awake, My Heart, with Gladness Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain I Know That My Redeemer Lives Now the Green Blade Rises This Joyful Eastertide With High Delight
Awake My Heart with Gladness (AUF, AUF, MEIN HERZ) Christ Is ALive! Let Christians SIng (TRURO) Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain (AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM) I Know That My Redeemer Lives (DUKE STREET) Now the Green Blade Rises (NOEL NOVELET) This Joyful Eastertide (VRUECHTEN) With High Delight (MIT FREUDEN ZART)