A Parting Blessing A Shawnee Classic Shawnee Press
a cappella setting of “May the road rise to meet you…”
SATB – A 1286, TTBB – C 250, SAB – D 371, SSA – B 259
(Over 200,000 copies sold)
An Instrument of Thy Peace
Brodt Music Co.
Setting of St. Francis text: “Lord, make me an instrument…”
SATB with keyboard acc., CMS-2
Call to Advent Hope Publishing Co.
a cappella Quodlibet on “O Come, O Come, Emanuel” & Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
Two-Part Mixed, A 516
(Over 100,000 copies sold)
Call to Lent Hope Publishing Co.
a cappella Quodlibet on “What Wondrous Love” & “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
Two-Part Mixed, A 704
(The) Circle Out-of-print, email composer for information
a cappella setting of Edwin Markham’s poem, “The Outwitted” & “He drew a Circle….”
SATB
Carol for Two Seasons Harold Flammer
Setting of two texts to “Beach Spring”
1 – “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus”, 2 – “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy”
Two-Part Mixed with keyboard acc., EA 5080
Come Join In Singing
Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Original, secular text in mixed-meter setting
“Come, all, come join in singing, lifting your voices…”
SATB with keyboard acc., HMC1268
Gospodi Pomilui Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Newly edited and arranged setting of music by S. V. Lvovsky
Russian liturgical: “Lord, Have Mercy”
Pronunciation guide included
SATB, a cappella, HMC 2191
I Lift Mine Eyes Brodt Music Co.
Majestic setting of the tunes: “Jerusalem” and “Thaxted” with text adapted from
Psalms 121, 122, 123
SATB with keyboard acc., CMS-4
In God’s Name Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Tune: Beach Spring with original text by Rev. William W. Roberts
Arranged by Brian K. Bailey and J. Jerome Williams
Especially suited for Trinity Sunday, Communion and General Worship
SATB with keyboard acc., HMC1958
My Spirit Rejoices email composer for information
Original, secular text “My spirit rejoices each morning,
my soul bursts with song, I’m thankful for…”
SAB with keyboard acc.
No Hands but Yours Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Original setting of a 16th Century text by St. Teresa of Avila, Spain
“Christ has no body now on earth but yours…”
SATB with keyboard acc., HMC1696
Two-Part Mixed with keyboard acc., HMC2022
(A) Simple Alleluia Shawnee Press
Novelty, secular canon for 4-part unaccompanied voices in any combination
A-1651
Sing Hallelujah In Memory of M. Thomas Cousins Harold Flammer
Festive anthem for SATB choir, divisi, keyboard, brass septet
Text from Psalm 67, A 6486
Ye People of God National Music Publishers
Festive anthem for SATB choir, divisi, keyboard, brass sextet
Text from Psalm 47
- NMCH-174
Selection for solo organ National Music Publishers
There Is a Balm
NMORG-118
Jim Williams is a native of Morganton, NC where his high school band director was noted North Carolina composer, M. Thomas Cousins.
Jim studied music at Mars Hill College (AA), East Carolina, and Appalachian State University (BS, MA), all in North Carolina.
He was band and choral director at Hildebran High School, Cultural Arts Coordinator for the Burke Co. Public Schools, and choral
director at East Burke High School before retiring in 1994 after 32 years in the county school system. Following his retirement
he taught at Mars Hill College and continues to work with the Choral Festival there.
Jim was selected as the 1982-83 NC Teacher of the Year and spent the year traveling the state promoting public education.
He received the Lara Hoggard award from the NC-ACDA in 1991 for Distinguished Service in Choral Music in North Carolina.
He is a member of numerous professional organizations and continues to be active in choral music as a guest conductor and
in assisting groups and directors on a request basis.
Jim has over 45 years experience as a church choir director. In 2007, he retired from First United Methodist Church in Hickory, North Carolina
after 31 years of service. The church awarded him the title Chancel Choir Director Emeritus.
Of his published compositions, A Parting Blessing has been the most successful with over 200,000 copies sold. In June of 2009
it was performed at Carnegie Hall by a choir of appoximately 700 voices as part of the 70th Anniversary Gala of Shawnee Press. The piece
is designated a Shawnee Classic.
Jim and his wife, Susan, live in Valdese, NC.
Jim Williams has led seven groups on European Concert Tours to twelve different countries and has visited Europe over 25 times. Since 1994 he has
been an independent sales representative for Witte Travel and Tours of Grand Rapids, MI helping others experience the joy of foreign travel.
For more information send an email to Jim at: jjerome56@gmail.com, or contact Witte direct at: 800-GO-WITTE ((800-469-4883). Tell them Jim sent
you.
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