Augsburg Fortress

Across the Pond: Organ Settings on English Tunes

Kevin Uppercue's organ writing is extremely well-crafted and creative, as evident by the thoughtful counterpoint, rhythmic variation, and lyrical treatment in these settings on English hymn tunes. Useful throughout the year as preludes, postludes, or extended hymn introductions.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Christmas; Epiphany; General; Lent & Holy Week; Transfiguration

9781506457253

Piano Reflections on Pentecost Tunes

This volume includes settings of a variety of Pentecostal hymn tunes that may be used as prelude, offertory, or additional service music for the Day of Pentecost, or any occasion that focuses on the Holy Spirit.

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: General; Pentecost

9781451499148

Jesus Loves Me

John Ferguson has approached this familiar, much-loved song in a gentle, sensitive fashion. Originally written for the St. Olaf Choir, this accessible piece is...

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

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As the Showers that Water the Earth

David Sims skillfully weaves a Susan Palo Cherwien text with Psalm 50 in this gently flowing anthem filled with graceful text-painting reflecting God’s promises of healing and new life.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Funeral; General; Psalms

Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

An all-around winner, your singers will love this! John Helgen knows how to write for the child's voice and keyboard.

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

9780800677497

Augsburg Organ Library: Lent

Augsburg Organ Library: Lent, contains 36 pieces for worship or recitals based on Lent hymn tunes.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9780800658977

Blue Cloud Abbey Organ Book

15 delightful pieces for use as preludes, postludes, or interludes. Of easy to moderate difficulty. 

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General

O Bread of Life from Heaven

David Ashley White's composition incorporates a 17th-century Latin hymn and has a plainsong feeling.

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; General

The Day of Pentecost

Hal Hopson has created another wonderful marriage of various musical styles in this setting...

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Pentecost

9781451492590

With Two Instruments

24 hymn-tune descants for instruments (reproducible parts). Intended to enrich the accompaniment of songs from "With One Voice," based on accompaniments provided in that volume...

Come and Praise, Volume 3

A collection of 30 creative hymn introductions and voluntaries all written in an accessible style. This practical collection will be excellent service playing resource throughout the church year. 

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General

All Praise for Music, Hymn Settings for Piano

Difficulty: Easy-Medium

9781451486087

Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano: Hymns 442-502: Volume 4

Includes select alternative accompaniments and introductions to Hymns 442-502 from Evangelical Lutheran Worship. These engaging arrangements are a useful tool...

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800623623

Sing a Song of Joy: Medium High Voice

A collection of favorite solos.

9780800647889

When We Must Bear Persistent Pain

David Cherwien writes a poignant setting of a Ruth Duck hymn text, found in All Creation Sings, which asks for God’s care while suffering from chronic pain. An easily learned and effective anthem.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Healing; Ordinary Time

God Alone Be Praised: Ad Lucem

A lyrical and accessible hymn anthem useful for Reformation Day, Christ the King or other church celebrations. This is one of two tunes commissioned by ALCM for its 30th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christ the King; Reformation

9781506447209

Snow on Snow, Piano Settings

This collection provides eleven piano arrangements crafted to help us pray and engage in the hope that illuminates the season of Advent through the New Year.

Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas; Thanksgiving

9781451486100

Living Breath of God: Organ Settings of Nordic Melodies

Tunes: Bred dina vida vingar, Finlandia, Haf trones lampa färdig, I himmelen i himmelen, Kuortane, Marias lovsång, O store Gud, Romedal, Vårvindar friska

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; All Saints; General; Pentecost

9780806696904

Timeless Tunes for Piano and Solo Instrument, Volume 2

Five more hymn settings for piano and a solo instrument by the creative pen of Mark Albrecht, complete with reproducible instrumental parts for the...

Voicing: Instrument w/keyboard
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800659851

O Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye

William Bradley Roberts wrote a new tune for this setting of a Susan Palo Cherwien text that is reminiscent of Psalm 23, asking for God’s steadfast presence and comfort in our lives. Scored for SATB choir, it can also be sung by two-part mixed choir.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; All Saints; Evening; Healing; Psalms