Augsburg Fortress

You, God, Are My Light

Choirs will enjoy singing this setting of Psalm 27, but organists especially will delight in the colorful and imaginative accompaniment that sparkles with jubilant energy.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Epiphany; General; Lent & Holy Week

For All the Saints

A festive and triumphant celebration of sound, this setting of Sine Nomine is one that won't soon be forgotten. Each of the seven verses is set in superb style....

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: All Saints; Autumn

This Day of Days

This versatile anthem uses the German chorale "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag" and the Gregorian chant "Haec Dies."

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter

O God beyond All Praising

This exceptional and majestic arrangement by Hal H. Hopson utilizes Gustav Holst's Thaxted to set this praiseful text. In addition to the organ accompaniment, optional parts are also...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium

Augsburg Motet Book

This beautiful collection of motets spans seven centuries, six countries, and four languages. Each short choral work is either unaccompanied or has instrumental doubling...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

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All Earth Is Hopeful

Featuring sections in Spanish and English and a lively percussion accompaniment, James E. Bobb's setting of Toda La Tierra is guarenteed to become an instant favorite for choirs and congregations everywhere.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent

Poinsettia Carol: Flores de pascua

Here is a delightful unison/2-part setting by Frederick Frahm of a Cuban Christmas carol found in the worship book Libro de Liturgia y Cántico, perfect for mixed adult ensemble or children and youth choirs.

Voicing: U/2pt mxd
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christmas

Away in a Manger

Enjoy this stress-free yet elegant SAB setting of the familiar carol using the tune CRADLE SONG, lovingly arranged by John Ferguson for his grandson.

Voicing: SAB
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christmas

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

In this creative and expressive anthem, Brenda Portman writes captivating new music to go with familiar words reflecting on the graciousness of God and what is required of us in return.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week; Reformation

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Beauty and flexibility abound in Timothy Shaw’s strophic setting of the beloved Apple Tree Carol. Written in a minor key with a pensive mood, the unison stanzas could be shared by children, soloists, or choir sections.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd/U, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Christmas; Lent & Holy Week

Bach for All Seasons Choirbook

This accessible collection of Johann Sebastian Bach's vocal works (choral movements and chorales from cantatas and other works) encompass the entire...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

Arise and Rejoice

Here is a joyful anthem of praise and thanksgiving from Mark Patterson. The original text celebrates the “gifts of age and youth, the wisdom of the years” and is paired with energetic and uplifting music.

Voicing: SATB, Children's choir, HB
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Ordination; Praise & Thanksgiving; Stewardship; Thanksgiving

ChildrenSing Creation

This engaging collection for singers 8-12 years old provides 11 anthems that highlight a variety of themes related to creation from the delight of God’s creative activity to our role in honoring and caring for the earth. Composers include Helen Kemp, John Ferguson, and Mark Patterson.

Voicing: U/2pt mxd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Autumn; Christmas; Creation; Fall; General; Spring; Stewardship; Summer; Winter

9781506486635

I'm So Glad

Accessible, fun, and rewarding, I'm So Glad Jesus Lifted Me is a work that will cross all genres and styles of worship. Unison text could easily be...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General

9780800679125

As the Dark Awaits the Dawn

A classic from Carl Schalk, composer of "Before the Marvel of This Night," this will be the Advent anthem you turn to year after year for its poignant...

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

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Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness

The master of jazz harmonies has set the James K. Manley text and tune in a lush and sensitive setting again incorporating imaginative and stylistically...

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800657116

Out of the Orient Crystal Skies

Richard Zgodava’s enduring and well-loved setting of this English carol perfectly captures the mystery and excitement of the star appearing to the Magi.

Season: Epiphany Voicing: SATB with opt. percussion

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Epiphany

9780800652715

Unison and Two-part Anthems

18 anthems for the entire church year. Edited by Marie Pooler.

Voicing: U/2pt mxd
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Advent; Christmas; Easter; Epiphany; General; Lent & Holy Week; Pentecost; Trinity

9780800648916

In the Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst's and Christina Rossetti's classic Christmas hymn is wonderfully arranged by Mark Shepperd. The mood of the text is conveyed quite well through the music, with contrasting...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

You Are Holy

A popular tune across the globe, ''You Are Holy'' has a driving samba beat that adds certain energy to your service. Helgen's arrangement takes a tune found in...

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

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