Easy Hymn Accompaniments
SeriesThe Easy Hymn Accompaniments series presents short, single-verse hymn settings for piano, each designed as a focused study in accompaniment. Each piece highlights a couple musical ideas—such as texture, voicing, harmonic color, or inner voice movement—to explore within the span of a single stanza. The result is a series of concise, self-contained models that are both musically satisfying and pedagogically clear.
These settings are intended to bridge the gap between basic hymn playing and more advanced arranging or improvisation. By studying and playing through them, pianists encounter practical, reusable patterns that can be applied to other hymns in real service contexts. At the same time, the series reflects how one composer approaches hymn setting, offering insight into how musical decisions can shape clarity, expression, and support of congregational singing.
Suitable for use in worship as brief preludes, offertories, or alternative hymn stanzas, these pieces also function as a structured resource for developing fluency and confidence at the keyboard. Taken together, they form a kind of sketchbook of hymn treatment, offering distinct ways of approaching a single verse with intention and musicality.
Featured Hymns
The Easy Hymn Accompaniments series draws from a wide range of well-known hymns, including: All Creatures Of Our God And King, All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name, Amazing Grace, Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Be Thou My Vision, Christ The Lord Is Risen Today, Come Christians Join To Sing, Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing, Come Ye Thankful People Come, Crown Him With Many Crowns, For The Beauty Of The Earth, Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah, Holy Holy Holy, How Firm A Foundation, I Need Thee Every Hour, I Sing The Mighty Power Of God, Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, It Is Well With My Soul, Jesus Christ Is Risen Today, Jesus Loves Me, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, O Worship The King, Oh For A Thousand Tongues To Sing, Praise To The Lord The Almighty, Rejoice The Lord Is King, Rock Of Ages, Silent Night Holy Night, Take My Life And Let It Be, The First Noel, and When I Survey The Wondrous Cross.
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About Shaw Music
Shaw Music publishes sacred music from a community of composers whose work reflects a shared commitment to clarity, balance, and reverence. The keyboard catalog presents thoughtful arrangements of familiar hymn tunes, written for a variety of worship contexts. All pieces are available as instant digital downloads.