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The Fort Collins Temple: A Fortress of Faith

On October 15, 2016, an estimated 3,500 – 4,000 youth gathered at CSU’s Hughes Stadium to participate in the cultural celebration for the Fort Collins Temple. You can watch the entire celebration here:

That event included three Nathan Howe Music selections:

The title song, Fortress of Faith, which appears at the beginning and end of the performance. Download the recording and sheet music here or listen using the player below:

In addition, Nathan Howe Music provided two piano underscores for narration in the program. Listen and download below:

A Mighty Fortress is our God:

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All Creatures of our God and King:

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It was a powerful event because of the efforts of so many great youth, organized and directed by dedicated volunteers.

Family History is the Story of Me

Medium voice(s) with piano

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This is a song for Primary children about the importance of family history work.  It was written for the Fort Morgan Ward primary children in June 2014.

This song is one of Nathan Howe’s collection of songs for Primary children.

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I Am His Son

Boys’ voices with piano

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It has become a tradition in our family that I write a song when each child is baptized.  When I was thinking about our nephew Ryan and his baptism in 2012, I saw a need for a song written especially for boys that lays out the ideal pattern for their lives.  This song summarizes that plan, from baptism to Temple marriage and fatherhood. Continue reading I Am His Son

Come to the Mountain of the Lord

SATB, a cappella or with piano or organ

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This hymn was written by Nathan Howe in the week from August 15 to August 22, 2006. Designed to encourage appreciation of the Temple, it was composed in response to a challenge from David Macfarlane.

The PDF melody with guitar chords was created in response to a request from a site visitor (see the comments below).  The chords are not the same as the SATB version, so the guitar part is not compatible with the choral version of this hymn.

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Beautiful Zion, Built Above [SSA]

Women’s voices with piano and optional flute

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This hymn, loved for generations, was arranged for piano, flute, and women’s voices by Nathan Howe at the request of the gorgeous woman who would eventually become his wife. It was sung at a fireside in preparation for a pioneer trek activity at Martin’s Cove, Wyoming.

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