Augsburg Fortress

When Jesus Wept

This gorgeous canon, originally composed by William Billings, captures the love and emotion of Christ at the time he made his sacrifice for the world. Karle Erickson's excellent arrangement includes...

Voicing: A cappella; Handbells; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9781451451719

Within Thy Grace

A choral anthem of faith and trust, this work is a welcome addition to the Augsburg Fortress choral collection. This beautiful setting incorporates the tune Bred Dina Vida Vingar...

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

9781451424058

Oh, Love, How Deep

Thomas Keesecker takes the familiar text by Thomas à Kempis and pairs it with a new, yet folk-like tune. Choir and congregation alike will love the lyricism of this anthem...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9781451420760

God So Loved the World

Few Bible passages are as beloved as John 3:16-17, and here is a beautiful choral setting that is accessible for small choirs yet worthy of any sized ensemble....

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

9781451420692

Make My Life a Living Prayer

Adapted from a text by Julian of Norwich, this a cappella hymnic anthem asks to "Make my life a living prayer." Taken from Light in Deepest Night, this gentle,...

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

9781451401059

I Received the Living God

This arrangement makes the most of a 2 part choir with its elegance and well-crafted style. A fitting communion anthem, its accessibility and beauty will be sure to please.

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

9780806697109

What Wondrous Love Is This

New harmonies allow the innate beauty of this well-known text and melody to shine. With option for solo instrument, this classic hymn of the faith will quickly...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9780800621575

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

A new tune for a beloved text, this piece offers easy two-part mixed writing. Harmonic variety in the piano accompaniment and contrasting vocal sections skillfully carry this well-known Advent text.

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

9780800679491

Sing Hosanna! Sannanina!

Music from South Africa to enliven Palm/Passion Sunday worship. Though written for adult or youth SATB choir, be sure and add percussion - congas, bongos,...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Passion/Palm Sunday

9780800638726

Be Still, My Soul

Composer Roy Hopp has taken the text by Herman Stuempfle, Jr. and created a simple, prayerful anthem. Mixed choirs of all ages and abilities will find this...

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

9780800677046

Welcome Table

A delightful setting of the African American spiritual "Im a-Goin'-a Eat at the Welcome Table," appropriate for Sundays in November, or for hope or praise...

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

9780800676032

Blessed Are They Who Walk in the Pathways of Peace

In these changing times, here is a work that speaks eloquently of peace and peacemakers. Appropriate for Advent or any occasion when a text advocating peace...

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

9780800675103

My Song Is Love Unknown

A most practical, yet inviting setting of the John Ireland tune Love Unknown. Written by a master of the hymn-concertato, David Cherwien, the SAB is easy, the...

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9780800655488

Give Me Jesus

A moving and highly effective setting of the traditional spiritual. Duets between the tenors and basses in the second verse and between the altos and sopranos...

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

9780800645274

Light in Deepest Night

A Lenten meditation based on the writings of Julian of Norwich. This choral work could be accompanied with organ only, with organ and string quartet, or with...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

Long Fare You Well

Undine Smith Moore’s arrangement of the lesser-known spiritual “Long Fare You Well” builds on the expressive melody and concludes in a glorious final stanza. 

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General

The Lord Is My Light: Dominus illuminatio mea

In this expressive setting of Psalm 27 by Daniel Nelson, the tenors and basses sing the title phrase in Latin on a reoccurring open fifth pattern while the trebles sing the psalm text in eloquent and soaring lines.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Epiphany; Ordinary Time; Psalms

O Jerusalem!

Wayne Wold wrote the poetry of this dramatic and stirring anthem while visiting the Holy Land and musically captures all the emotion of the Passion story with intense and colorful text painting.

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

Rise Up and Shine

Richard Clemmitt writes a joyful and energetic setting of the tune NOEL with a text by Carl P. Daw, Jr. Learned with ease, choirs will particularly enjoy the tuneful part-writing of the second stanza.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Epiphany

The Newborn King of Ages

Richard Clemmitt's delightful anthem based on an English carol, perfect for Christmas.

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