Augsburg Fortress

For the Sake of the World: Three Pieces for Choir

A collection of three anthems based on Introductions to the Day from Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; SAB/3-part mixed; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

He Is Born: Il est né

A lively anthem sung in both French and English, perfect for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

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

Savior of the Nations, Come: Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord

Choirs of all sizes can be successful with this anthem which pairs one of two texts with a familiar advent hymn.

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

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

We Worship You, God

An anthem that sings of God's unfolding acts through history, God's constancy, and our amazement at God's faithfulness.

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

Forty Days and Forty Nights

Choirs will enjoy the constantly shifting major and minor chords in Franklin Ashdown's anthem, illustrating the tension inherent in Lent.

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

Go to Dark Gethsemane

David W. Music gives new life to this beloved hymn by providing a new melody.

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

My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness

Anne Krentz Organ has written a lilting and lyrical musical setting of this Magnificat paraphrase, perfect for Advent 4 or Lessons and Carols services.

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

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

A lovely and accessible setting of Psalm 84 for assembly and choir. Marrying a paraphrase from the 1650 Scottish Psalter with a paraphrase from hymn writer Carl P. Daw Jr.

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

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Creator, Open Our Hearts

This brief anthem prays for the openness to work for peace and healing for all people and all of creation.

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

9781506447131

Come, Share the Spirit

Robert A. Hobby, a composer long beloved by musicians throughout the world, adds to his diverse catalogue with this wonderful composition for SATB choir and organ.

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

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Growth in Righteousness

Nancy M. Raabe has created a powerful setting of a Martin Luther text that can be used to great effect to celebrate the Reformation or throughout the church year.

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

9781506445632

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

John Cornish's new composition features a rousing rendition of the beloved tune NETTLETON.

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

9781506425740

Each Winter As the Year Grows Older

In this composition, Ron Schmoltze creates a lovely arrangement of CAROL OF HOPE that offers hope to all who hear it.

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

9781506425788

On This Day Earth Shall Ring

An excellent piece for worship during the Christmas season, or a rousing bookend to a seasonal concert.

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

9781506413952

The Final Harvest

This setting of the stewardship hymn "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" is given a fresh interpretation in "The Final Harvest."

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

9781506413976

This Little Light of Mine: No. 2 of Two Uncommon Spirituals

This completely different African American tune is slow and introspective, evoking the passionate commitment of the believer to bring light into the world.

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

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Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

This accessible choral setting is set in a gentle ABA form, pairing new, original music with familiar words...

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: General

9781451485790

Saw You Never In the Twilight

Ryan Kelly has created a quasi-narrative anthem, that reflects on the journey of the magi as they seek out the promised Savior. 

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Epiphany

9781451474909

Awake, My Heart, with Gladness

This joyful and triumphant anthem by Anne Krentz Organ is ideal for Easter morning. From delicate to jaunty to majestic, the music stylistically moves without surrendering...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Easter

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