Publications
Now Available:
Choral octavos
- Pulse and Breath, the latest collection of fifty texts. Five are previously published, but are paired with new tunes.
- GIA's latest Catholic hymnal, Gather: Fourth Edition includes thirteen Tice texts.
- Voices Together, the new Mennonite hymnal, has arrived!
- "Rejoice, Be Glad," a paraphrase of the beatitudes set by composer Kate Williams
- "Hold On," a choral setting of "When Pain or Sorrow" arranged by Sally Ann Morris. Check out the recording.
- "Noche Anunciada," including Adam's translation, is available in a new choral arrangement by Carlos Colón
- Chris de Silva's arrangement of "Away in a Manger" uses Adam's variation on the classic text.
- "If Jesus is Come," setting by Sally Ann Morris.
- "Hear the Choirs of Angels Sing" for children's choir, from Gary Daigle's recording Way, Truth, and Life.
- "One Thing I Ask of You, O God," from Gary Daigle's recording Way, Truth, and Life.
- "O Christ, With Us You Suffer," set by Marty Haugen on his recording Choose to Hope.
- "The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound" set to McKEE and arranged by Marty Haugen on his recording Choose to Hope.
- "From the Waters I Will Rise," with a new tune by Marty Haugen, on his recording Choose to Hope.
- Listen to (and order) Bex Gaunt's setting of "In the Morning, in the Evening"
- The Hymn Society has published three small collections in recent years which include several Tice selections. The full contents of Hymns for the Holy Other, Hymns in Times of Crisis and Singing Welcome may be downloaded, but appropriate licenses are required for use.
Recording
Walk In Peace: The Songs of Sally Ann Morris and Adam M. L. Tice, recorded in Goshen, Indiana, featuring members of the Goshen College choirs, St. Joseph Camerata, and local musicians. The recording is available as a CD or downoad, and can also be purchased via Amazon or iTunes. Songs on the recording are available as choral octavos in a collection or individually via the link to the recording above.
Walk In Peace: The Songs of Sally Ann Morris and Adam M. L. Tice, recorded in Goshen, Indiana, featuring members of the Goshen College choirs, St. Joseph Camerata, and local musicians. The recording is available as a CD or downoad, and can also be purchased via Amazon or iTunes. Songs on the recording are available as choral octavos in a collection or individually via the link to the recording above.
Hymn collections
Most of Adam's hymns (including recent ones not yet available in print collections) may be purchased for download at giamusic.com/unbound
Woven Into Harmony, a single-author collection including 50 original texts, set to traditional and newly-composed tunes.Most of Adam's hymns (including recent ones not yet available in print collections) may be purchased for download at giamusic.com/unbound
Claim the Mystery: 50 New Hymn Texts, featuring newly composed tunes by Sally Ann Morris, Benjamin Brody, Randall Sensmeier, Chris Ángel,
Colin Gibson, Marty Haugen, Roy Hopp, and Tony Alonso, as well as many traditional and familiar melodies.
Stars like Grace: 50 More Hymn Texts, includes tunes by Sally Ann Morris, Colin Gibson, Chris Ángel, Daniel Kantor, Tony Alonso, Benjamin Brody, David Hurd, and Randall Sensmeier, along with many traditional tunes.
A Greener Place to Grow: 50 More Hymn Texts, a collection of texts set to fresh and traditional tunes.
"A Weary Couple,", paired with LONDONDERRY AIRE and arranged by Tony Alonso, octavo and recording now available. See a preview video and interview with Tony at the link. Included on Alonso's recording, "Encounter."
"An Open Hand, a Willing Heart," setting by Marty Haugen, included on his recording Sing for Peace.
"Ancient Peoples Searched the Sky," an Epiphany hymn set by Sally Ann Morris.
"Away in a Manger," by composer Blake Henson, features a fresh take on the familiar carol with a beautiful and elegantly simple tune.
"Beyond," composed by Daniel Kantor.
"Bread of Life, Cup of Joy," a collaboration with Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Link includes a recording.
"Breath of God," by composer Daniel Kantor.
"Christ, the Victorious," by composer Norah Duncan IV, part of GIA's African American Church Music Series. "Kristus, den sengrande" is a Swedish version, translated by Leif Nahnfeldt.
"Come, Meet Us in Our Deepest Need," setting of "Impatiently, We Wait for You" by Lori True and arranged by Paul Tate.
"Communion Carol,"a setting of "The First One to Know," by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Page samples, recording, and a video are available at the link.
"Did You Hear the Song?" Setting of "I Have No Room" by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Follow the link and click "Closer Look" for sample pages and a full recording.
"Did you hear the song?" a setting of "I have no room" by composer Zack Stachowski. Listen to it here.
"Every Eye is Different," choral setting by composer Daniel Kantor.
"For Every Child," setting by Marty Haugen, included on his recording Sing for Peace.
"For God So Loves the World," on Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions.
"Glorify the Lord by our Lives," setting by Tony Alonso. Included on Alonso's recording, A House of Prayer.
"God Bestows on Every Sense" by Anthony Giamanco is available from Augsburg Fortress Press.
"God Has Planted Christ the Vine," included on Marty Haugen's recording, Here Among Us: Songs for the Liturgical Year.
"God of Music, Guide Our Song," by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler.
"God of Music, Guide our Song," by composer Daniel Kantor. Also available in Dutch!
"Grace Abounds for All," a setting of "Draw a Wider Circle" by composer Thomas Keesecker.
"In Simple Signs", setting by Daniel Kantor.
"Lost and Afraid", composed by Sally Ann Morris; also available in Dutch!
"May God Keep and Bless You," included on Marty Haugen's recording, Here Among Us: Songs for the Liturgical Year. Also included in Blest are Those Who Love You, Vol. 2
"None But God," composer Christian Cosas' setting of "The More I Ask," has recently been released.
"Open the World (Peace on Earth)," an advanced Christmas motet written with composer Doug Helvering for Westminster Choir College.
"Seek Peace with All Creatures," on Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions.
"The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound" (with "In Christ there is no East or West") paired with MCKEE is now available in a new concertato arrangement by composer Paul Gibson.
"There is Room for the Stranger," by composer Chris de Silva, part of his collection, With Great Love. Also a recording (including songs available for individual download).
"There is Room for the Stranger," with music by Lee Dengler. Link includes a recording.
"What Comfort Can Our Worship Bring," by composer Blake Henson. Recording also available.
"Where the Joys and Hopes of Living," commissioned for the 2015 National association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) convention in Grand Rapids, setting by Norah Duncan IV. (More details here.)
"With Sweetest Music," from Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions
"An Open Hand, a Willing Heart," setting by Marty Haugen, included on his recording Sing for Peace.
"Ancient Peoples Searched the Sky," an Epiphany hymn set by Sally Ann Morris.
"Away in a Manger," by composer Blake Henson, features a fresh take on the familiar carol with a beautiful and elegantly simple tune.
"Beyond," composed by Daniel Kantor.
"Bread of Life, Cup of Joy," a collaboration with Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Link includes a recording.
"Breath of God," by composer Daniel Kantor.
"Christ, the Victorious," by composer Norah Duncan IV, part of GIA's African American Church Music Series. "Kristus, den sengrande" is a Swedish version, translated by Leif Nahnfeldt.
"Come, Meet Us in Our Deepest Need," setting of "Impatiently, We Wait for You" by Lori True and arranged by Paul Tate.
"Communion Carol,"a setting of "The First One to Know," by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Page samples, recording, and a video are available at the link.
"Did You Hear the Song?" Setting of "I Have No Room" by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler. Follow the link and click "Closer Look" for sample pages and a full recording.
"Did you hear the song?" a setting of "I have no room" by composer Zack Stachowski. Listen to it here.
"Every Eye is Different," choral setting by composer Daniel Kantor.
"For Every Child," setting by Marty Haugen, included on his recording Sing for Peace.
"For God So Loves the World," on Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions.
"Glorify the Lord by our Lives," setting by Tony Alonso. Included on Alonso's recording, A House of Prayer.
"God Bestows on Every Sense" by Anthony Giamanco is available from Augsburg Fortress Press.
"God Has Planted Christ the Vine," included on Marty Haugen's recording, Here Among Us: Songs for the Liturgical Year.
"God of Music, Guide Our Song," by Mennonite composer Lee Dengler.
"God of Music, Guide our Song," by composer Daniel Kantor. Also available in Dutch!
"Grace Abounds for All," a setting of "Draw a Wider Circle" by composer Thomas Keesecker.
"In Simple Signs", setting by Daniel Kantor.
"Lost and Afraid", composed by Sally Ann Morris; also available in Dutch!
"May God Keep and Bless You," included on Marty Haugen's recording, Here Among Us: Songs for the Liturgical Year. Also included in Blest are Those Who Love You, Vol. 2
"None But God," composer Christian Cosas' setting of "The More I Ask," has recently been released.
"Open the World (Peace on Earth)," an advanced Christmas motet written with composer Doug Helvering for Westminster Choir College.
"Seek Peace with All Creatures," on Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions.
"The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound" (with "In Christ there is no East or West") paired with MCKEE is now available in a new concertato arrangement by composer Paul Gibson.
"There is Room for the Stranger," by composer Chris de Silva, part of his collection, With Great Love. Also a recording (including songs available for individual download).
"There is Room for the Stranger," with music by Lee Dengler. Link includes a recording.
"What Comfort Can Our Worship Bring," by composer Blake Henson. Recording also available.
"Where the Joys and Hopes of Living," commissioned for the 2015 National association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) convention in Grand Rapids, setting by Norah Duncan IV. (More details here.)
"With Sweetest Music," from Marty Haugen's recording, Pilgrims and Companions
Pieces in hymnals, supplements and collections
Santo, Santo, Santo/Holy, Holy, Holy, the new bilingual hymnal from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship and GIA, includes a number of newly written translations of Spanish songs and hymns, as well as two original Tice texts: "Tu Amor, Oh Dios/Your Love, O God," with tune by Tony Alonso, and "A River Flows Through Babylon," with tune by Carlos Colón.
Composer Ben Brody's debut collection, Come, O Holy House, and Worship,
is out now! It includes fourteen Tice texts, as well as others by
established writers like Sylvia Dunstan, Jacque Jones, and Thomas
Troeger. It also represents an introduction to the excellent work of
David Bjorlin--a writer to watch!
Assembled for Song 2 includes numerous Tice texts
Assembled for Song 2 includes numerous Tice texts
Spread the Good News: Sally Ann Morris has released her third collection of tunes, which includes 25 Tice texts. Several pairings appear there for the first time, and one newly written text is included. Numerous other texts by Mary Louise Bringle, Thomas Troeger, Carl Daw, and Delores Dufner inspired wonderful tunes!
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism includes four Tice hymns.
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism includes four Tice hymns.
Ritual Song includes four Tice hymns.
Worship in the City: Songs and Prayers for Urban Settings, 2015, edited by Nancy Elizabeth Hardy, includes "The church of Christ cannot be bound."
Singing our Savior's Story: A Congregational Song Supplement for the Christian Year, 2014, compiled and eited by James Abbington, includes five Tice texts.
Sing of the World Made New, 2014, a resource edited by Jeffrey Rowthorn and Russel Schulz-Widmar, includes ten Tice texts. It is co-published by GIA and Hope Publishing.
Stones Unthrown: New Hymns of Alfred V. Fedak, 2014, includes two Tice texts.
Singing our Savior's Story: A Congregational Song Supplement for the Christian Year, 2014, compiled and eited by James Abbington, includes five Tice texts.
Sing of the World Made New, 2014, a resource edited by Jeffrey Rowthorn and Russel Schulz-Widmar, includes ten Tice texts. It is co-published by GIA and Hope Publishing.
Stones Unthrown: New Hymns of Alfred V. Fedak, 2014, includes two Tice texts.
Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal, Presbyterian Church USA, 2013
"Jesus entered Egypt," set to KING'S WESTON
"In the darkness of the morning," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
"The earth belongs to God alone," set to SIMMONS by William P. Rowan
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What is the world like," set to NEW WORLD by Sally Ann Morris
"For You, my God, I wait," set to SPRINGTIME by David Ward
Community of Christ Sings, Community of Christ, 2013
"What comfort can our worship bring," set to MORNING SONG (CONSOLATION)
"Come, join in Mary's prophet song," set to THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What is the world like," set to NEW WORLD by Sally Ann Morris
"Coming together for wine and for bread," set to BANQUET by Sally Ann Morris
"God bestows on every sense," set to MONKLAND
"Jesus entered Egypt," set to KING'S WESTON
"In the darkness of the morning," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
"The earth belongs to God alone," set to SIMMONS by William P. Rowan
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What is the world like," set to NEW WORLD by Sally Ann Morris
"For You, my God, I wait," set to SPRINGTIME by David Ward
Community of Christ Sings, Community of Christ, 2013
"What comfort can our worship bring," set to MORNING SONG (CONSOLATION)
"Come, join in Mary's prophet song," set to THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What is the world like," set to NEW WORLD by Sally Ann Morris
"Coming together for wine and for bread," set to BANQUET by Sally Ann Morris
"God bestows on every sense," set to MONKLAND
Lift Up Your Hearts, hymnal of the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America, 2013
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to ST. PETER
"Lying lips," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
Oramos Cantando/We Pray in Song, bilingual Spanish/English Catholic hymnal, GIA Publications, 2013
"When my soul is sore and troubled/Cuando mi alma està turbada," set to PERILYPOS PSYCHE (Spanish translation and tune by Ronald F. Krisman)
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to ST. PETER
"Lying lips," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
Oramos Cantando/We Pray in Song, bilingual Spanish/English Catholic hymnal, GIA Publications, 2013
"When my soul is sore and troubled/Cuando mi alma està turbada," set to PERILYPOS PSYCHE (Spanish translation and tune by Ronald F. Krisman)
Lead Me, Guide Me, Second Edition, African-American Catholic hymnal, GIA Publications, 2012
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Faith Alive Christian Resources, and Brazos Press, 2012
Psalm 12 A: "Lying lips," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
Psalm 39 A: "When I sought silence," set to SILENTIUM by Randall Sensmeier
Psalm 122 A: "Rejoice, rejoice, come sing with me," set to FOREST GREEN
Psalm 130 G: "For You, my God, I wait," set to SPRINGTIME by David Ward
Worship: Fourth Edition, GIA Publications, 2011
Fourteen texts
Gather: Third Edition, GIA Publications, 2011
"Coming together for wine and for bread"* (Please note that I no longer support the use of this text with the tune it is paired with in this hymnal. Please consider SLANE or Sally Morris's BANQUET as alternatives.)
Total Praise, hymnal of the National Baptist Convention, USA, 2011
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE; recording avialable.
Celebrating Grace, Mercer University Press, 2010
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to AZMON
Assembled for Song: An Anthology of New Hymns, GIA Publications, 2011
"She moves where she wishes," set to HARVEST SONG by Ronald F. Krisman
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to WILKERS by Sally Ann Morris
Worship & Song, United Methodist hymnal supplement, Abingdon Press
"Breath of God, Breath of Peace," set to PATTERNS by Sally Ann Morris
New Wine in Old Wineskins, Volume 2: A Contemporary Congregational Song Supplement, edited by Dr. James Abbington
"At the pulpit, font, and table," set to LAUDA ANIMA
"Christ is for losers," set to DREAM ANGUS (included on the Atlanta Sings New Wine in Old Wineskins recording, avialable for download.
"God, grant this suffering soul release," set to O WALY WALY
"Jesus said to pray, 'Our Father,'" set to DINIWEIDRWYDD
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What comfort can our worship bring," set to MARTYRDOM
"When my soul is sore and troubled/Cuando mi alma està turbada," set to PERILYPOS PSYCHE (Spanish translation and tune by Ronald F. Krisman)
Sally Ann Morris, ...To Sing the Artist's Praise..., GIA Publications, Inc., includes seven Tice texts with tunes by Morris:
"Open your eyes to the image of God," set to WENDY
"An echo of the voice of God," set to WADA SONG
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to WILKERS
"Coming together for wine and for bread," set to BANQUET
"Love! All holy," set to DONNA MARIE
"Breath of God, Breath of Peace (The Breath, the Word, the Voice)" set to PATTERNS
"What is the world like?" set to NEW WORLD (this hymn was premiered at the Hymn Society Annual Conference in July 2009, Northfield, MN)
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Faith Alive Christian Resources, and Brazos Press, 2012
Psalm 12 A: "Lying lips," set to CAPTIVITY/KAS DZIEDAJA
Psalm 39 A: "When I sought silence," set to SILENTIUM by Randall Sensmeier
Psalm 122 A: "Rejoice, rejoice, come sing with me," set to FOREST GREEN
Psalm 130 G: "For You, my God, I wait," set to SPRINGTIME by David Ward
Worship: Fourth Edition, GIA Publications, 2011
Fourteen texts
Gather: Third Edition, GIA Publications, 2011
"Coming together for wine and for bread"* (Please note that I no longer support the use of this text with the tune it is paired with in this hymnal. Please consider SLANE or Sally Morris's BANQUET as alternatives.)
Total Praise, hymnal of the National Baptist Convention, USA, 2011
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE; recording avialable.
Celebrating Grace, Mercer University Press, 2010
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to AZMON
Assembled for Song: An Anthology of New Hymns, GIA Publications, 2011
"She moves where she wishes," set to HARVEST SONG by Ronald F. Krisman
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to WILKERS by Sally Ann Morris
Worship & Song, United Methodist hymnal supplement, Abingdon Press
"Breath of God, Breath of Peace," set to PATTERNS by Sally Ann Morris
New Wine in Old Wineskins, Volume 2: A Contemporary Congregational Song Supplement, edited by Dr. James Abbington
"At the pulpit, font, and table," set to LAUDA ANIMA
"Christ is for losers," set to DREAM ANGUS (included on the Atlanta Sings New Wine in Old Wineskins recording, avialable for download.
"God, grant this suffering soul release," set to O WALY WALY
"Jesus said to pray, 'Our Father,'" set to DINIWEIDRWYDD
"The church of Christ cannot be bound," set to MCKEE
"What comfort can our worship bring," set to MARTYRDOM
"When my soul is sore and troubled/Cuando mi alma està turbada," set to PERILYPOS PSYCHE (Spanish translation and tune by Ronald F. Krisman)
Sally Ann Morris, ...To Sing the Artist's Praise..., GIA Publications, Inc., includes seven Tice texts with tunes by Morris:
"Open your eyes to the image of God," set to WENDY
"An echo of the voice of God," set to WADA SONG
"The Church of Christ cannot be bound," set to WILKERS
"Coming together for wine and for bread," set to BANQUET
"Love! All holy," set to DONNA MARIE
"Breath of God, Breath of Peace (The Breath, the Word, the Voice)" set to PATTERNS
"What is the world like?" set to NEW WORLD (this hymn was premiered at the Hymn Society Annual Conference in July 2009, Northfield, MN)
"Two People Came to Church to Pray," set to MAPLE AVENUE by Richard L. Van Oss
"A Traveler Unknown to Me," set to SUSSEX CAROL
"Faithful Living," set to TEBBEN by Timothy Hoekman
More Voices, The United Church of Canada, 2007
"Breath of God, Breath of Peace," set to EMMANUEL COLLEGE, by Fred Kimball Graham
Other works of interest
"What About the Woes?"
article in the Yale Institute of Sacred Music Review, including videos
of two Tice hymns sung at the Laurelville Worship and Music Leader's
Retreat in 2018.The Center for Congregational Song's resource, Crafting Songs and Hymns, includes Tice's essay, titled "What makes a good text good?" Other writers include John Bell, Gloria Gaither, Lim Swee Hong, and Ken Nafziger.
The Center for Mennonite Writing's online journal issue focusing on hymnody, edited by Adam Tice.
Adam served as Hymn Interpretation columnist in The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song for 2014.
Visit PrayTell blog for Adam's reflections on a Hymnal Marathon at Goshen College.
"Hymns for Creation Time," four environmentally themed hymns and brief comments, featured in Gathering, United Church of Canada, Summer/Autumn 2012, pp. 81-83.
"A New Song: What New Endeavors," hymn and brief commentary, featured in CrossAccent: Journal of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Volume 19, Number 1, 2011, page 33.
"The One, True, Holy, MENNONITE Church," PrayTell blog, August 10, 2010. (Please note: the title is tongue-in-cheek!)
"Why I'm [Finally] Mennonite," Eastern Mennonite University's "Work and Hope" blog, July 19, 2010.
"A Mennonite, the Missal, and Mutual Understanding," PrayTell blog, July 2, 2010.
Hymn Festival script and commentary: "Giving life to the Word: Hymns on parables," in The Hymn, the journal of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, Spring 2010 (includes text "What is the world like" with Sally Ann Morris' tune NEW WORLD)
Two prayers in Take Our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book, Advent Through Pentecost, 2007
Master's Thesis, Who do You Sing that I Am? The Life of Jesus in 20th-century Mennonite Hymnals: A Case Study in the use of Hymnody for Theological Research, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2007
Scholarly article: “Singing shapes communion: the progression of Eucharistic theology in 20th-century Mennonite hymnals,” Conrad Grebel Review, Fall, 2006. (Full text available online.) Article noted in The Hymn, David W. Music, "Hymns in Periodical Literature," Summer 2007
Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Writing Contest, 2005 winner: "The Church of Christ Cannot be Bound"
Choral arrangement, “Morning Has Broken,” text by Eleanor Farjeon, tune BUNNESAN, SSATB with two trumpets, API Music, 2002
