All You Need is Love arr Dorothy Gates

All You Need is Love was written at the request of New York Staff Bandmaster, Ronald Waiksnoris in 2007. Ron wanted a brass band version of the Canadian Brass arranagement as an encore. The original Beatles song opens with the French National anthem, but given The Salvation Army connection, the arrangeer thought it would be more approrpiate to use The Salvation Army's anthem ﾡﾪ the Founder's Song ﾡﾪ O Boundless Salvation. And more specifically, to use the opening measures of Sir Dean Goffin's definitive arrangement, O Boundless Salvation! (General Series 1521).

The Salvation Army is love in action. Christ's explanation to the Pharisees of His day was quite clear; love your enemies. John Lennon came up with the same idea many years later. Throughout the NEw Testament we find many helpful writings that, if followed, lead to a life that honors God. But synthesizing it all down to one statement, that statement would be, "All You Need is Love."