You Are My Hiding Place by Michael Ledner / arr. Sabrina Vaughan

March 27th, 2022 Senior Recital, Liberty University School of Music Marissa Lucadano, Oboe Johanna Vogt, Violin Sara Phelps, Cello Sabrina Vaughan, harp Purchase sheet music of my arrangement for You Are My Hiding place here! https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/... www.sabrinaroseharpist.com You Are My Hiding Place by Michael Ledner (1980) / arr. by Sabrina Vaughan (2021) Michael Ledner (b. 1952) is a Christian songwriter and pastor who penned the song You are My Hiding Place at twenty-seven years old, during a time of personal struggle in his life. His inspiration was passages drawn from Psalms 31, 32, and 36, which he turned into a simple prayer accompanied by chords on guitar. Recorded in 1981 by Maranatha!Music, it has since become a well-loved worship chorus arranged in a variety of ways. The vocal trio Selah recorded their version in 2004. Having grown up hearing this song as a child, I was drawn to how the melody so perfectly carried the emotion of the words. One day, after experimenting with different harmonies on the harp, I realized the potential for an instrumental arrangement that could fill a larger space around the melody. The timbre of the cello and oboe brought a certain warmth, complimented by the higher range of the violin, and I sought to work the parts of all three in harmony around the soloistic leadership of the harp. The resulting quartet arrangement includes embellishing material between two full statements of the song, drawing the listener deeper into the contrapuntal possibilities between four instruments. Lyrics You are my hiding place You always fill my heart With songs of deliverance Whenever I am afraid I will trust in You I will trust in You Let the weak say I am strong In the strength of the Lord