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I'm In the Lord's Army Sheet Music

Piano-and-vocal sheet music sets the children's praise song I'm in the Lord's Army in D major, with the lyric under the melody, chord symbols above the accompaniment, and a written-out piano part.
Grades
Grades 6–12, Middle School, High School
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Updated Aug 27, 2021

Subject
Creative Arts, Art, Music, Life Studies, Religion
Topic
sheetmusic, praiseandworship
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About this resource

What's inside this resource

Sheet music for praise and worship song I'm In the Lord's Army. Arranged by Hal Wright.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Sing the melody of I'm in the Lord's Army with its lyric, following the notated rhythm and repeat markings

  • Accompany the song from either the written grand-staff piano part or the printed chord symbols

  • Follow a score through repeats and recurring refrain sections to perform the complete song

Teaching tips

  • The printed chord symbols let a guitarist or keyboard player accompany without reading the notated piano part, so the same score serves both trained and by-ear accompanists

  • The refrain returns several times in full; teach it first so young singers can join confidently on every 'I'm in the Lord's army' entrance before learning the verse lines

  • The two-sharp key of D major keeps the melody in a comfortable range for group singing while giving pianists mostly familiar chord shapes

Skills covered

  • Melody singing with lyric underlay — singers follow the tune of I'm in the Lord's Army with each syllable aligned to its note.

  • Chord-symbol accompaniment — players realize printed symbols like A7sus, Bm7, and A13 instead of, or alongside, the notated part.

  • Grand-staff piano reading — accompanists play the fully written-out treble and bass piano part.

  • Score navigation — performers observe repeat markings and recurring refrain sections to assemble the full song.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Can an accompanist play from chords instead of the notated piano part?

Yes. Chord names are printed above the accompaniment throughout — D, G, A7sus, Bm7, Em7, A13 and more — so a keyboard or guitar player can treat the score as a lead sheet while the grand-staff part remains available for pianists who read.

Does the score write out the whole song or rely on repeats?

Both: repeat markings appear early in the score, and later pages write out further verse and refrain statements in full — the 'I may never... zoom o'er the enemy' verse material returns around measures 19 and 40 with the refrain following each time.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Sheet music

  • Worship music

  • Piano accompaniment

  • Children's songs

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