WONDERFUL LORD

WONDERFUL LORD

Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Published in 10 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: Recording

Composer: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: WONDERFUL LORD
Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Incipit: 34565 32121 65123
Key: G Major
Copyright: © 1938. Renewed 1966 by Lillenas Publishing Co.

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Organ Encores Book 2: Hymn Transcriptions arranged by George S. Schuller
    Composer/Editor George S. Schuler
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1971) pp. 13

Organ Solo

  • With Heart and Hands: Hymns for the Worshiping Organist
    Composer/Editor Ross James Root
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1994) pp. 12
  • Organ Offertories: Hymn and Gospel Song Transcriptions
    Composer/Editor Winifred Lamb Winans
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1963) pp. 6

Piano Solo

  • Hallelujah! Amen!: 14 Hymns for Worship Arranged for the Piano Soloist
    Composer/Editor Victor Labenske
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2002) pp. 16
  • The Crusade Pianist Book 2
    Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1963) pp. 6

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Duets for Organ and Piano Book 2: Hymns and Sacred Songs Registrated for Pipe Organ and Hammond
    Composer/Editor Herman Voss
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1968) pp. 24

Media

Small Church Music #3780
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
Audio

Small Church Music #3780

Worship His Majesty #55

Include 8 pre-1979 instances
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