Augsburg Fortress

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

How Far Is It To Bethlehem

In this beautifully set English carol, solo and unison vocal lines alternate with rich choral refrains. Written by acclaimed composer Stephen Paulus, this piece...

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Advent; Christmas

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

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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

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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

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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

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Still, Still, Still

A varied accompaniment brings a fresh sound to each verse of this beloved German carol.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Christmas

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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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Jubilate Deo: Psalm 100

A spirited and uplifting setting of Psalm 100. Scored for SATB choir, brass, percussion, and organ.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter; General

Wake, O My Soul

A thoughtful and beautiful work that sets an anonymous Christmas hymn to music.

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

Calm to the Waves: Three Hymns for Choir and Assembly

Thom Pavlechko groups three of his new hymns into a creative and flexible collection for choir, congregation, keyboard, and instruments.

Voicing: SATB, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy
Use: All Saints; Healing; Ordinary Time

All Shall Be Well

A timely anthem that speaks to God’s constancy in everchanging times, the melody of this 3-part canon is beautifully written to reflect the reassuring text.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General