He Loves His Little Ones
A very simple song, about a very basic concept… and one of the more challenging things I’ve written.
The Results are In: Favorite LDS Hymns
The votes have been tallied! My favorite didn’t make the top 10… did yours?
A Most Befuddling Thanksgiving Update (or My 2017 Christmas Card Carol :) )
My 2017 Christmas Card Carol… one arrangement with three different sets of words.
He Is My All
He is the balm for every wound; For every sorrow great or small; He is my strength, He is my song, He is my all.
Gesù, Bambino
Music by Pietro Yon; Text by Frederick H. Martens; Arranged by Sally DeFord. For Solo, SATB or SSA, with optional flutes.
Everywhere I Go
Then come what may, I’ll live with courage in my heart because I know He is with me everywhere I go.
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Text by Robert Robinson; Melody from John Wyeth’s “Repository of Sacred Music,” Part Second; Arranged by Sally DeFord.
Come Home
Words by Penelope Moody Allen; Music by Michael F. Moody; Arranged by Sally DeFord
Born is the Light of the World
As I was looking at a beautiful painting of the Christ Child and His mother, I focused on the areas of ligh. This lyric describes that painting.
Bless This Land
This song is a simple prayer for the blessings of God on the lands we love. Words by Sally DeFord; music by Michael F. Moody.
Because You Prayed for Me
My heart is filled with gratitude because you prayed for me.
As Sudden Angels Filled the Night
A Christmas hymn with obbligato for two flutes (optional). Words by Toni Thomas; music by Sally DeFord
In Him We Live
He is our way, He is our light; In Him we live. Anthem for SSAATTB choir, piano, organ and two flutes.
In Humility, Our Savior (Piano Solo)
Melody by Rowland H. Pritchard; Arranged for intermediate piano solo by Sally DeFord. This beautiful hymn is also sung as “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” at Christmas time.
In That Holy Place
There we turn our hearts to those who gave us life and birth; How beautiful that holy place where heaven dwells on earth.