HymnCharts Will Fit Your Worship Style

Blended or Contemporary? We’ve Got You Covered!

At hymncharts.com, we understand that every church’s worship style is unique. That’s why our versatile hymn arrangements are designed to fit seamlessly into both blended and contemporary worship settings. Wondering what sets these two styles apart? Let’s break it down:

Key Changes: In our older hymn arrangements, you’ll find modulations that shift to a higher key on the final verse – a signature element of blended worship. On the other hand, our more recent compositions remain in a single key throughout, reflecting the contemporary worship trend.

Electric Guitars: Contemporary worship typically features more electric guitar in the mix, and even older hymncharts arrangements sound more contemporary with electric added.

Orchestral Instruments: Blended worship tends to use orchestral instruments like flute, trumpet, trombone and clarinet. Contemporary worship is usually praise band driven.

Chord Inversions: Older hymncharts arrangements have a richer chord structure and sometimes use chord inversions (in an inverted chord, the root is not in the bass – i.e., is not the lowest note). Contemporary worship generally stays within the basic chord structure of I, IV, V, ii and vi chords.

I am blown away by the superb quality, style, and wealth of material you provide. We are just starting to implement your arrangements but they are getting rave reviews. You must have had our church in mind because your music fits us perfectly – upbeat, blended worship. Tom Bielek, Norfolk Garden Baptist Church

Hymncharts Timeline

A note from composer/arranger Don Chapman:

The hymncharts timeline reflects how worship styles have changed over the past ten years as well as how my own personal arranging style has changed. Older arrangements are more blended and newer arrangements are more contemporary.

For instance, back in 2002 when I arranged My Savior’s Love I used a key change on the last verse. The recorded arrangement has orchestral instruments, no electric guitar and uses the wonderful blend of Epcot’s Voices of Liberty in SATB harmony.

Contrast that with my very contemporary, recent arrangement of Crown Him With Many Crowns using heavy electric guitar and today’s most popular worship format: worship leader with 3 part vocals. Hear examples below:

LISTEN: My Savior's Love (Blended)
LISTEN: Crown Him With Many Crowns (Contemporary)

However, all my arrangements have at their core a piano part. Crown Him With Many Crowns can take on a more blended tone by dropping the electric and driving it with piano and acoustic guitar.

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Top Arrangements

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Blessed Assurance
Christ Arose
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Jesus Paid It All 2018
Holy Holy Holy


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