Transforming God, Renewing Christ (2014) 3.5’
“Transforming God, Renewing Christ,” which uses the familiar tune Forest Green, is about renewal, transformation, growth, and forward movement. This is what “Reformation” means to me in our time. The hymn text (which is included at the end of the score) can also be used as a regular congregational hymn to the tune Forest Green, or to another tune that fits the CMD meter. (If you email me, I will send you a melody line file suitable for a church bulletin.
Verse 1 of the anthem emphasizes faith (Sola Fide). Verse 2 emphasizes the Word (Sola Scriptura). Verse 3 ties everything together and propels the themes forward (“Now lift us on the wings of faith…”).
SATB, Horn, Trombone, Organ
This anthem is all about faith, especially as related to Reformation Sunday.