#78 "God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand"

I love the trumpet fanfare as the introduction to this hymn!  Back in the old Monterey Park Ward, we actually had a trumpet player (I think his name was Kirk Pierson) play his trumpet in sacrament meeting as the introduction to this hymn..  (This wouldn't happen in sacrament meeting now!)  As a ward (untrained) organist, I wanted to find the right stops to recreate the sound of the trumpets.  I played the trumpet fanfare on the swell and used these stops:  Trumpet 8'; Bassoon 16'; Nasat 2 2/3'; Blockflute 2'; and Spitz Prinz. 4'.  I then play the verses on the great manual.  This has worked well for me in sacrament meeting.  This hymn is one of my favorites to sing and play.