Category: 5 – Hymns / Canticles

Tune (Prodigal) and harmony composed for a canticle written by Rev. George van Popta:  The Wastrel Son in Distant Land.  This canticle is based on the parable of the Prodigal Son as found in Luke 15: 13-24. You can download the music by clicking on the image below.

Read more about Rev. van Popta’s canticles.

Audio performance on the organ (by Arie den Hollander):

Please note: Anyone that is interested may freely download this material. The only stipulation is that it may not be reproduced for re-sale.

Tune (Beginnings) and harmony composed for a canticle by Rev. George van Popta:  God Made the Heavens and the Earth. A song based on Genesis 1. You can download the music by clicking on the image below.

Read more about Rev. van Popta’s canticles.

Audio performance on the organ (by Arie den Hollander):

Please note: Anyone that is interested may freely download this material. The only stipulation is that it may not be reproduced for re-sale.

Tune (Carolina) and harmony composed for a canticle by Rev. George van Popta entitled: O Come Now, Holy Spirit.

Veni Sancte Spiritus (“Come Holy Spirit”), is usually attributed to either the thirteenth-century Pope Innocent III or to the Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton, although it has been attributed to others as well. Here is a new English version set to a new tune, Carolina.

Read more about Rev. van Popta’s canticles.

You can download the music by clicking on the image below.

Audio performance on the organ (by Arie den Hollander):

Please note: Anyone that is interested may freely download this material. The only stipulation is that it may not be reproduced for re-sale.

Tune (Palmetto) and harmony for a new canticle by Rev. George van Popta:  “Praised Be the God of Israel” – A doxology.

The five books of the Book of Psalms all close with a doxology. This song is one extended doxology made from the five. Stanzas 1 and 12 are similar but have a significant difference. Stanza 1 calls forth praise from Israel while stanza 12 calls forth praise from all nations. To represent the post-Pentecost singing of the church today, stanza 12 employs the well-known hymnic phrase “Soli Deo Gloria.”

Read more about Rev. van Popta’s canticles.

You can download the music by clicking on the image below.

Audio performance on the organ (by Arie den Hollander):

Please note: Anyone that is interested may freely download this material. The only stipulation is that it may not be reproduced for re-sale.