Virtual accompanist

Play “Christ the Burden of the Song”

Free same-meter accompaniment for Christ the Burden of the Song (John Cennick): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 3 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

Sung here to ST. ANNE (William Croft), a Common Meter (8.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.

Choir part trainer (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)

Solo or mute a part, raise your own part, slow it down, or loop one line until you have it.

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Press Play once to choose a line to loop.

  1. 1Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb,
  2. I love to hear of thee;
  3. No music’s like thy charming name,
  4. Nor half so dear can be,
  5. Nor half so dear can be.
  6. O let me ever hear thy voice
  7. In mercy tome speak;
  8. In thee, my priest, will I rejoice,
  9. And thy salvation seek.
  10. 2My Jesus dear shall be my theme,
  11. While in this world I stay;
  12. I’ll sing of Jesus’ lovely name
  13. When all things else decay,
  14. When all things else decay.
  15. O let me ever hear thy voice
  16. In mercy tome speak;
  17. In thee, my priest, will I rejoice,
  18. And thy salvation seek.
  19. 3When I appear in yonder cloud,
  20. With all thy favored throng;
  21. Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,
  22. And Christ shall be my song,
  23. And Christ shall be my song.
  24. O let me ever hear thy voice
  25. In mercy tome speak;
  26. In thee, my priest, will I rejoice,
  27. And thy salvation seek.

About this music

ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Christ the Burden of the Song page.

Played in your browser with instrument sounds from the FluidR3 soundfont by Frank Wen (MIT license). No recordings are used.

← Back to the words and chords