For many centuries, the church has been one of the main sources and means of spreading new music around the world. Sacred and secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.
The first rock & pop superstars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles caused an uproar among devout Christians with their swinging hips, banging heads, screaming fans, and all the other ‘obscenities’ that came with them. John Lennon of the Beatles even dreamed of a better world without religion in Imagine, and he offended the Vatican with his statement that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”. After several failed attempts to condemn pop music, the church had no choice but to come to terms with it, and to begin to integrate this new form of music.
It was partly through the work of Elvis Presley, a very devout man, that the two musical forces began to reconcile, when he published his spiritual songs and gospel albums (a compilation of which can be found in the issue Songs of Inspiration). In recent years, pop music has inspired the youth movements within the church, and many pop stars have also expressed their faith with songs inspired by religion.
The secular song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen is one of the most popular songs in modern pop music, and in the church today, and due to its many religious allusions, it is often played at weddings, funerals and many other religious ceremonies and celebrations.
Klaus Heizmann established “Christian Pop Music” in Germany. This new religious music, which is so close to pop music, is categorised as Modern Sacred Song, and all around the English speaking world, pop singers like Sir Cliff Richard and Josh Groban sang songs of a similar style, and inspired people both in arenas, and in the church alike.
for: Voice (high), piano [organ]
Music score, online audio
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Choir
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Voice, guitar [accordion/keyboard]
Songbook
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Songbook
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for: Male choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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for: Voice, guitar [accordion/keyboard]
Songbook
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for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
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for: String orchestra, piano, drums
Score, Parts
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for: Women's choir (SA) [Mixed choir (SAM)], piano
Piano score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 140304
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 674750
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm section [piano]
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Voice, ukulele
Songbook (melody, chords, lyrics)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), guitar
Choir score
Item no.: 1667410
for: Choir
Choir score (pdf download)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score (with text and chords)
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Offertorium de venerabili sacramento
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Score (Urtext edition)
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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for: for Choir (SATB), Band
Chorbuch (mit Akkorden)
Item no.: 495179
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 107698
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 931171
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424604
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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for: Accordion orchestra
Score
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for: Accordion orchestra
Score
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for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score
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for: Marching band
Score, Parts
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Concert band
Sheet music
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