What a Beautiful Name Wednesday, August 20, 2025
recommended by Caryn G., Sacred Piano Music Specialist
What a Beautiful Name: Blended Arrangements of Cherished Hymns and Contemporary Songs arr. Mary McDonald
Mary McDonald’s love of both traditional and contemporary musical styles shines through in this innovative collection. Each arrangement pairs a cherished hymn with a modern worship song, creating unique “mash-ups.” Filled with countless moments of joy and beauty, these settings can be used as preludes, offertories, postludes, or as musical meditations during personal worship at home.
Titles include: “What a Beautiful Name/He Keeps Me Singing,” “The Lord Almighty Reigns/Jesus Shall Reign,” “At the Cross (Love Ran Red)/I Surrender All,” “O Praise the Name (Anastasis)/All Hail the Power,” “Hymn of Heaven/When We All Get to Heaven,” “Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God/Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart,” “Crown Him King of Kings/Rejoice, the Lord Is King,” “I Set My Hope on Jesus (Hymn for a Deconstructing Friend)/The Solid Rock,” and “Goodness of God/God Is So Good.”
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About the Author:
Caryn G. is a graduate of Trinity Lutheran College (Washington state). She has over 24 years of experience working at Stanton’s in both the Piano and Choral departments, specializing in sacred piano music. She is a church pianist/accompanist and has enjoyed being a piano teacher and singing in many choirs over the years. When not working at Stanton’s or at church, she loves spending time with family members and friends, traveling and exploring, watching movies, reading, bike riding and most recently trying to better her culinary knowledge and be a little more artsy by painting rocks and water coloring.