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How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

A stylish anthem with a Baroque flair. Scored for SAB and keyboard on a classic text by John Newton.

Voicing: SAB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Christ the King; General

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Souls of the Righteous

Anthem for SATB and organ on a text from the Book of Wisdom. Especially suitable for All Saints days or funeral and memorial occasions.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: All Saints; Funeral

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Shall We Gather at the River

John Ferguson’s sparkling arrangement of the much-loved gospel tune HANSON PLACE has been rereleased under the Augsburg Music Alternative Hymn Settings series.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Funeral; General

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

The Church of Christ, in Every Age

David Cherwien writes a festive arrangement of the familiar hymn set in classical concertato style. An uplifting addition to the Augsburg Choral Hymn Series that highlights the need for social justice and care of neighbors.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General

A Woman and a Coin

Paul D. Weber writes a beautiful and graceful anthem with a text by Jaroslav Vajda, reflecting on the Parables of the Lost.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Lent & Holy Week; Ordinary Time

All My Hope on God Is Founded

A new tune composed by Nick Klemetson is paired with a beloved hymn text in this 2-part mixed anthem. Written for smaller choirs, the creative writing and text painting give this anthem musical interest, making it effective for choirs of any size.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination; Praise & Thanksgiving

May God Bestow on Us Grace

Aaron David Miller creates another masterful composition with this lyrical setting of a Martin Luther text.

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Reformation

9781506426006

Now the Heavens Start to Whisper

In this piece, Thomas Keesecker offers a fresh interpretation of the beloved Welsh tune SUO GAN.

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christmas; General

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Just As I Am

This simple, yet effective anthem includes a verse of the Welsh hymn, "I Hear Thy Welcome Voice" and with only 2 voice parts, it can be quickly learned.

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

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I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

A festive, very accessible setting of the much-loved newer hymn - easy enough to put together is one rehearsal, yet festive enough for special occasions....

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General

9780800678197

I Lift My Eyes Up to the Hills

Beautifully lyric with a perfectly complementary accompaniment, this will appeal to a variety of choirs from high school through adult. Exquisitely blends folk...

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

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Rejoice, Rejoice

An energetic piece for Advent. With driving rhythms and exceptional two-part writing, this is sure to become a favorite with your choir. Voicing: Two-part mixed, pno

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

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Rock By Rock, Stone By Stone

We have long encouraged Mike Hassell to try his very creative hand at easier settings for choir and keyboard - and it's now available to you! Interesting, fun...

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

9780800677374

God Is Our Refuge

Zebulon Highben makes Psalm 46 come to life with musical text-painting that supports the dramatic shifts in mood within the psalm.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; Psalms; Reformation

Lift Up Your Heads

Written in the beloved choral hymn tradition, Olaf C. Christiansen’s uplifting and energetic arrangement of this well-loved Advent hymn nearly sings itself.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

Christ Calls to Me

Anthony Giamanco sets a text by Mennonite poet Adam M. L. Tice in this expressive SATB anthem with lyrical melodies and jazz-inflected harmonies. The text speaks of Christ’s grace-filled blessings to us even when we stray.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; Ordination; Reformation

Unto Us a Child Is Born

Eugene Hancock marvelously knits together the tune of the spiritual “Mary Had a Baby” with the chant “Hodie Christus natus est” and clothes them with the Christmas text from Isaiah.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Christmas

Let Us Love One Another

Written for a wedding and appropriate for any lectionary day about love, Mark Sirett's setting of this well-known text from 1 John features beautiful, lyrical part-writing and a flowing accompaniment.

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

Blessed Rest

Scott Perkins sets text from Revelation 14 and Romans 8 in this flowing, lyrical anthem appropriate for All Saints, funerals, or any time of remembrance.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; General

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