For the convenience of the music ministers who receive preview copies of my new hymn texts, and for beta readers of my dramas and devotional books that feature new songs, I post the musical settings here in audio files.
These are instrumental playbacks, with full accompaniments unless noted otherwise. Click to hear a single verse, plus the refrain if there is one. Right-click to download and save. Please let me know if you come across any malfunctioning links.
Clicking on the song title will open the song’s MIDI files. The MIDIs generally are smaller to download than the MP3s. The sound quality may vary.
The song titles are the titles of my texts (lyrics), which are my own copyrighted material. Please read the copyright information at the bottom of this page before downloading PDF files.
The music (not the lyrics) provided below is in the public domain. The tune names (in CAPS) and composers are noted. The tunes may have been altered to suit my lyrics.
Please note that the content on this page is subject to change. Songs are moved from this page to the appropriate book’s audio page after they’ve been published.
Songs for Ebenezer’s Easter Carol and All Rise for Judge Judea
These are MIDI playbacks of the vocal parts.
Lottery (HE LEADETH ME; Bradbury)
More (OLD 100th; Bourgeois)
Just for Such a Day (SURRENDER; Weeden)
Sad Forever (CHRIST AROSE; Lowry)
Ebenezer’s My Name (CHRISTMAS SONG; Harrington)
Judge Judea, on the Case (ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR; Elvey)
Bringing Up a Sightless Child (PENITENT; African-American spiritual)
I Only Know (GERMANY; William Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies)
Hallelujah (EASTER HYMN; Lyra Davidica)
Which of You Will Stand (BALM IN GILEAD; African-American spiritual)
Miscellaneous Songs & Hymns
Lord, Hit Me with a Two-by-Four (SWEET HOUR; Bradbury)
— MIDI MP3
Ninety-Nine Lost Little Lambs (99 Bottles; Traditional American camp song)
— MIDI MP3
See How Far I Have Fallen -gen. (ES IST EIN ROS; Praetorius)
— MIDI MP3
Shall We Gather in the Kitchen (HANSON PLACE; Lowry)
— MIDI MP3
Sick at Heart (CRANHAM; Holst)
— MIDI MP3
Until It Happened to Me (SURRENDER; Weeden)
— MIDI MP3
Copyright Information
* PDF sheet music files provided here contain copyrighted material. Individuals are welcome to print a single copy for personal enjoyment. Churches may download and print a small number of copies for noncommercial use in a worship setting, providing the proper attribution and copyright notice are displayed.
Contact Linda Bonney Olin to request her written permission if you wish to use her music for any other purpose or in any other manner.