Peace Like a RiverTraditional, American

adapted for one octavediatonic handbells

by

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Peace Like a River

KidsPlay™ Bells Needed: C, D,E, F, G, A, B

Includes eighth, quarter, dotted quarter, half, whole notes,

and tied notes

Get the Rhythm!

D

Counting $ Time with Quarter Notes

means count to four in a measure means the quarter note q gets one beat

e = ½ beat

q = 1 beat

j = 1½ beats

h = 2 beats

d = 3 beats

w = 4 beats

E = ½ beat

Q = 1 beat

J = 1½ beats

H = 2 beats

D = 3 beats

W = 4 beats

Counting $ Time with Dotted Notesq q q q \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

h h \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

h q q \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

w \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

Counting $ Time with Dotted Notesh j e \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

j e h \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

e j q q \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

j j q \1 half 2 half 3 half 4 half

Tied Notes

● Notes that are tied are connected together by a curved line.

qU q● Tied notes are the same pitch.● Only the first note is played.● The first note is held for the total time of the tied

notes.

Counting $ Time with Tied Notes

q q q q | q q h |1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |x x x x | x x x |

q q q qVh q q |1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |x x x x | x x |

w | h q q |1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |x | x x |

$ Peace Like a River

q q | h j É | I've got peace like a

É j q q | h j É |river. I've got peace like a

É j q q | h j É |river. I've got peace like a

$ Peace Like a River

É j q q | w |river in my soul ____________

h q q | h j É |_______. I've got peace like a

É j q q | h j É |river. I've got peace like a

$ Peace Like a River

É j q q | h j É |river. I've got peace like a

É j q q | w |river in my soul ____________

h _______.

Add the Tune!

'&=S=T=U=V!

'&=4=S===T=!==f===V¶==F=!=H===X¸==X===W=! I've got peace like a river. I've got

'&==f===V¶==F=!==D===S³====S===T=!==f====V¶==F=! peace like a river. I've got peace like a

'&====H===X¸====W===V==!====wï==!===g====S===T=! river in my soul _____. I've got

'&====f====V¶==F=!==H===X¸==X===W=!==f====V¶===F==! peace like a river. I've got peace like a

'&==D===S³===S===T=!==f====V¶===F=!==H==X¸==W===W=! river. I've got peace like a river in my

'&====vï==!===f==. soul.

Play the Melody!

V

Add the Harmony!

VV

Presentation byHeidi Schmidt

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