Sheet music available here: https://www.zfpublishers.com/shop/favorite-hymns-and-gospel-songs-for-violin-piano-vol-1/Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
Composer: Charles F. Weigle (1871-1966)
Lyricist: Charles F. Weigle (1871-1966)🔻Lyrics Below🔻

1. I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus,
Since I found in Him a Friend so strong and true;
I would tell you how He changed my life completely;
He did something that no other friend could do.

2. All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me,
All my heart was full of misery and woe;
Jesus placed His strong and loving arms around me,
And He led me in the way I ought to go.

3. Every day He comes to me with new assurance,
More and more I understand His words of love;
But I’ll never know just why He came to save me,
Till some day I see His blessed face above.

Chorus
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
There’s no other friend so kind as He;
No one else could take the sin
and darkness from me,
O how much He cared for me.

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Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
Composer: C. Austin Miles (1868-1946)
Lyricist: C. Austin Miles (1868-1946)🔻Lyrics Below🔻

1. I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

2. He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

3. I’d stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go, thru the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

Chorus
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

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Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
Composer: Charles C. Converse (1832-1918)
Lyricist: Joseph M. Scriven (1819-1886) 🔻Lyrics Below🔻

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.

2. Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer!

3. Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee;
Thou wilt find a solace there.

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Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
🔻Lyrics Below🔻

How Wonderful Art Thou
Words: Esther D. Eden
Music: Blanche D. Osborn

1. I walk at night beneath majestic skies—
And know behind them is a God all wise,
Who fixed all stars, each in its lonely place,
And wrapped them in a darkened robe of space.

2. I see the moon, the stars in distant space,
And think of how the God of matchless grace—
Is coming in the clouds to claim His own—
Such wonders that on earth cannot be known.

3. I scan the heav’ns with rapture in my soul—
And wonder how the God Who made the whole—
Could ever fix His thoughts on such as I—
And give His Son upon the cross to die.

Chorus
O mighty God, how wonderful art Thou
To love the world while heav’ns before Thee bow.
I fail to comprehend it all somehow
O mighty God, how wonderful art Thou.

How Great Thou Art
Swedish folk melody, revised by Jean Staneschi;
arr. Stuart K. Hine, 1899-1989

1. O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed.

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.

3. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, “My God, how great Thou art!”

Chorus
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

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Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
🔻Lyrics Below🔻

I Believe in Miracles
Words: Carlton C. Buck, 1907-1999
Music: John W. Peterson, 1921-2006

1. Creation shows the pow’r of God—
There’s glory all around,
And those who see must stand in awe,
For miracles abound.

2. I cannot doubt the work of God,
It’s plain for all to see:
The miracles that He has wrought
Should lead to Calvary.

3. The love of God! O pow’r divine!
’Tis wonderful to see:
The miracle of grace performed
Within the heart of me.

Chorus
I believe in miracles—
I’ve seen a soul set free,
Miraculous the change in one
redeemed thru Calvary.
I’ve seen the lily push its way
up through the stubborn sod—
I believe in miracles,
for I believe in God!

It Took a Miracle
John W. Peterson, 1921-2006

1. My Father is omnipotent,
And that you can’t deny;
A God of might and miracles—
’Tis written in the sky.

2. Though here His glory has been shown,
We still can’t fully see
The wonders of His might, His throne­—
’Twill take eternity.

3. The Bible tells us of His pow’r
And wisdom all way thru,
And every little bird and flow’r
Are testimonies too.

Chorus
It took a miracle to put the stars in place;
It took a miracle to hang the world in space;
But when He saved my soul,
Cleansed and made me whole,
It took a miracle of love and grace!

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Traditional Spiritual Arr. by Jascha Heifetz
Daniel Ziesemer, violin ([email protected])
Jacob Bernhardt, piano

#juneteenth #blackheritage

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Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Piano: John Philip Garvin
Composer: William M. Runyan (1870-1957)
Lyricist: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1866-1960🔻Lyrics Below🔻

1. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not,
Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

2. Summer and winter,
and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessing all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Chorus
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

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Lyrics: Fanny J. Crosby
Composer: William H. Doane
Arranger: Aaron W. Baker
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Composer: Peter Bloesch
Violin: Daniel B. Ziesemer
Cello: Timothy Archbold
Sheet Music:

Description by the composer:
This suite is a celebration of Scottish folk songs, showcasing the variety and charm of Scotland’s many folk melodies. These melodies are known for their simplicity of expression and depth of beauty, and are a delight to arrange.
After a brief introduction, the suite begins with “Loch Lomond,” a well known and beloved tune. There’s something very touching about the story of the two lovers who “will never meet again,” so I gave my arrangement a corresponding sense of yearning and heartache. Next, we have a lively reel, “Are Ye Sleeping, Maggie?” The melody is attributed to Scottish poet and composer Robert Tannahill (1744-1810), but it has entered into the realm of Scottish folk music. After the violin and cello have each had their turn with the melody, they play it as an angular and rhythmic canon.
For contrast, a slower folk song follows. “My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose” has an expressive melody with an unusually large range for a folk song — the span of an octave plus a fifth. The eloquent nature of stringed instruments makes the violin and cello perfectly suited to express the passionate emotion in this tune. Next, we’re immediately swept into a rousing jig, “The Atholl Highlanders.” This traditional Scottish march was originally played on the bagpipes, but works very well on stringed instruments. The Atholl Highlanders are a Scottish infantry regiment based in the village of Blair Atholl, and this song is their jig. For a grand climax, I combined “Loch Lomond” (played by the violin) and “The Atholl Highlanders” (played by the cello, with modifications). But after this rousing high point, I’ve ended the piece quietly, with the same passage that was used to introduce “My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose.” It’s as if the bagpipers had played themselves into a frenzy and then ran out of steam, and are now taking a rest.

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