When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder (Peaceful Version) - Hymn Accompaniment Track & Karaoke Backing Track (MP3)

Sing When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder as a gentle, heartfelt song of hope. This hymn accompaniment track, sometimes called a performance track, soundtrack, or instrumental track, is the peaceful version of my arrangement of James M. Black's beloved hymn about heaven, recorded with piano, bass, and violins, with the melody left open for your voice.

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Taken slowly, the words of this hymn become a quiet reflection on the hope of heaven. That makes this version a natural fit for funerals and memorial services, celebration of life services, special music on Sunday morning, the offertory, singalongs at nursing homes and senior living communities, and simply for singing at home. You get a beautiful accompaniment without needing a pianist in the room.

What you get

• Two MP3 versions, with and without violins
• Printable PDF lyric sheet
• Instant download after checkout, yours to keep
• Cleared for live performance and personal use

There are no vocals on either version. The one with violins is lovely for learning the hymn or singing along at home. The one without leaves the melody completely open, which is the version you want when you are the voice out front. The arrangement moves at an unhurried 63 BPM in D-flat major, takes an instrumental verse along the way, then lifts up to E-flat major for the final verse.

Track details

Title: When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder (Peaceful Version)
Music and lyrics by: James M. Black (1893)
Arranged by: Rosemary Siemens
Genre: Hymn
Key: D-flat major, rising to E-flat major
Tempo: 63 BPM
Time signature: 4/4
Duration: 5:16
Form: Three verses with an instrumental verse
Instruments: Piano, bass, violins
File type: MP3, no vocals
Lyrics begin: When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair, When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there...

Hear it performed

The video below is the vocal version so you can hear the arrangement in full. The files you download are instrumental only.

Want the notes too? Browse my digital hymn sheet music, or listen to all my hymn accompaniment and karaoke tracks. You can also come sing along on my YouTube channel, where we are on a mission to Bring Back the Hymns.