Piano SOLO Version - Before The Throne Of God Above

This is a Piano SOLO Cover Version of the hymn by Charitie Lees Bancroft named Before the Throne of God Above. This hymn was written a long time ago but still speaks to many people today and I hope you enjoy this instrumental version.Show more

*This song has an interesting story — so let’s begin with looking at the text. The lyrics of Before the Throne of God Above were written in Ireland by a woman named Charitie Lees Bancroft (1841–1923) originally introduced under the title of The Advocate in 1863. These powerful words were published in The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship in 1871, and were also included in Charles Spurgeon’s Our Own Hymn Book in 1884. The hymn briefly rose in popularity during the 1870s then lay near dormant for almost 100 years until it began getting published again in hymnals around 1970. The original text was most often paired with traditional hymn tunes that worked well with long meter like SWEET HOUR (“Sweet Hour of Prayer”).
It’s most recent revival came when Vikki Cook of Sovereign Grace Worship, wrote a new tune for this text in 1997. This new version was made popular from recordings by Sovereign Grace Music (featuring Kristyn Getty), as well as being included on Shane and Shane’s 2009 album release Pages. Sovereign Grace maintains the original strophic form while Shane and Shane add an additional stanza of “Alleluia, Alleluia, Praise the One Risen Son of God” after the last verse. The tune written by Cook is beautiful and easily grasped by today’s congregations. If you decide to do the Shane and Shane version, be prepared for a much wider vocal range and less participation from your congregation.

*Medium.com

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