Augsburg Fortress

O Spirit Bountifully Kind

Kenneth Logan's beautiful unison setting of a poem by seventeenth-century Irish poet Thomas Parnell is perfect for Pentecost or general use.

Voicing: Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Baptism; Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination; Pentecost

Comfort, Comfort

John Ferguson takes the popular "Freu dich sehr" tune and sets it within a light, dance-like ritornel. It works equally well with keyboard or Orff instruments...

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

Sing unto God a Song of Joy

Comets, mountains, fish and birds: God created all of them, so we should sing praise! This playful 2-part anthem is easy to learn and a delight to sing for children and adults alike.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Baptism; Easter; General; Pentecost; Stewardship; Trinity

Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen! Earth and All Stars

This anthem for SATB voices, organ, optional brass quartet (or quintet) timpani and four handbells also has an optional part for the assembly...

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

Just As I Am, without One Plea

Maynard's new melody for this familiar text can be sung by any combination of voices.

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

Ah, Holy Jesus

Classic John Ferguson. Easy, yet very effective with a recurring bass ostinato. This work is included on the hymn festival recording from ALCM which was completed in 1994.

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

Come, Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace

Here is the perfect anthem for the first Sunday of Advent! Written in the style of an expressive art song, this unison/two-part mixed anthem by Frederick Frahm for adult choirs of any size is particularly useful when rehearsal time is limited.

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

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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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

God's Work, Our Hands

Wayne L. Wold’s original text and tune were written to support the ELCA mission of “God’s Work, Our Hands.” Well-crafted and easily mastered, this is the perfect anthem for Rally Sunday or mission- and justice-themed services.

Voicing: SATB, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Praise & Thanksgiving; Stewardship; Thanksgiving

God So Loved the World

Originally written for a children's choir, ensembles of all sizes will enjoy this lovely unison setting of John 3:16-17.

Voicing: Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General

Sing with All the Saints in Glory

Henry Gerike's wonderful setting of the much-loved tune Mississippi. Scored for SATB, organ, horn or trombone, and optional assembly.

Voicing: SATB; SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Autumn; Fall

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

Whoever Would Be Great among You

Ronald A. Nelson is the composer for this Lenten anthem.

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

Our Mission Is to Follow Jesus

Inspired by a synod convocation titled "Worship Is a Verb", choirs will enjoy exploring all the verbs in the text and how God calls communities to serve, learn, and follow the example of Jesus.

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

Wondrous Love

This popular American folk hymn is simple in nature, with a profound message of love emanating from the text. The a capella setting opens with a soloist, before expanding...

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

Abide in Us, O Bread of Life

David Cherwien writes a tender anthem for SATB choir, organ, and flute, ideal for communion and sacramental use, based on a hymn from Peace Be Still: Hymns of Susan Palo Cherwien, Vol. 3.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

As the Showers that Water the Earth

David Sims skillfully weaves a Susan Palo Cherwien text with Psalm 50 in this gently flowing anthem filled with graceful text-painting reflecting God’s promises of healing and new life.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Funeral; General; Psalms

A New Magnificat

A lyric dialog between Hannah and Mary, this piece can be performed with soloist or solo sections. An excellent addition during Advent. Voicing: SATB and organ...

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

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Were You There

A new arrangement of the familiar African-American spiritual. To be effective, the soprano solo must float freely over the choral parts. Dr. Richard Proulx is a...

Use: Lent & Holy Week

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