Lord, Be Glorified - Keepsake Edition

By Mark Hayes

First, I'm an intermediate/advanced player and I knew this was a book for advanced players. So, it is a little over my head, but the pieces are still playable for me, albeit they will take significant more work than normal. Still, I'm very pleased with the purchase...

and I look forward to learning and pushing myself to learn these very well arranged pieces.

I must have 20 different books of Mark Hayes arrangements. His are my favorite of all arrangers. Of all types of arrangements (hymns, jazz, praise worship, original compositions), my favorites are hymns and his original compositions. I’m really hoping that one day he will compose arrangements for a few...

select Genevan Psalms.

This is the third copy I have bought of this book, because the other two wore out from use. Mark Hayes creates beautiful, intelligent arrangements that fit well under the hand. I especially appreciate the transitions he created between a few of the pieces - they work well for communion music...

. [As the Deer is one of my favorites.] The spiral binding ensures the pages turn easily and lie flat and the paper is a good weight.

This is a fantastic book. There are many, many beautiful pieces, all elegantly arranged. The pieces are difficult enough to make them fun to play and they are have the potential to convey great emotion.

I have one of these, and most of the songs- I would say, are very breath-taking. They are really not that hard though, some are arranged on the easier side, but Mark Hayes is really good at what he does. Even though some notes are quite simple, they don...

't take away how music could affect people's emotions.