Augsburg Fortress

Three Holy Days

Pairing a text by Sister Delores Dufner with a Southern Harmony tune, Michael Burkhardt gives us a simple and effective setting that deals with the Three Days (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter) as a whole.

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

9781506414003

In Winter's Night

"In Winter's Night" was written in 2013 for the Colonial Chamber Singers of Edina, Minnesota, to perform in a service of Lessons and Carols.

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

9781451498868

Lost in the Night

Kyle Haugen, new to the Augsburg catalog, pairs this Finnish folk tune melody with a contemporary piano line. This three-part anthem is great for choirs with...

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

9780800659240

Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

A resounding fanfare for trumpets is wonderfully integrated into a festive setting of this well-known tune. Simple choral voicing and an upbeat, easy...

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: All Saints; Easter

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By All Your Saints

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

The King Shall Come

Thomas Keesecker has written an original melody for this well-known Advent hymn and a piano part that supports and enriches the choir's singing.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent

9781506447520

Come Away to the Skies

A spirited, joyful setting of this early American tune and Wesley text, perfect for small choirs on Easter or the Sunday after.

Voicing: Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter

9781506422008

There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Ideal for Good Friday, this beautiful anthem is a reflection on Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The flute/violin part is absolutely gorgeous and accompanies the lush writing...

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

9781451479461

Cold December Flies Away: Christmas Music for Organ

Five wonderful organ works for Christmastide based on carol melodies from four continents! Tunes include: ANTIOCH, CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM, CONSOLATION, EL DESEMBRE CONGELAT, and HUAN-SHA-XI.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Christmas

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There's a Voice in the Wilderness

Here is an excellent setting of a text and tune from the Renewing Worship Songbook. Anne Krentz Organ is a masterful arranger and this setting is one of her...

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

9780800676537

Rise, Shine!

Easier, yet just as effective as the earlier edition which called for brass, this setting evokes the same festive flair, but calls for only SATB voices and...

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

I Am the Light

This version of a classic treble choir anthem has updated, inclusive language and a secondary part for male voices.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Epiphany; General

9781451498844

Wake, Awake

Rich chords permeate this classic arrangement of an Advent text. Solemn invocations break into a flurry of "hallelujah"s and a final declaration of praise.

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

9780800645069

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

Behold a Host, Arrayed in White

This three-part setting provides a fresh, inviting take on this treasured hymn text, and is an excellent option for the choir with limited rehearsal time. This...

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Christ the King

9780806698212

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Writing new music set to a familiar Charles Wesley text, Mark Sirett once again shows his mastery of beautiful melodic writing mixed with rich harmonic textures.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Epiphany; General; Transfiguration

Behold Your Saints in Glory: Worshiping with the Saints

Behold Your Saints in Glory: Worshiping with the Saints is a new large choral work by Aaron David Miller, especially appropriate for All Saints observances or whenever churches...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: All Saints; Funeral

9781451424140

Baptized and Set Free

The lilting tune and attractive text by Cathy Skogen-Soldner are expertly set by John Helgen. Rippling piano arpeggios carry along a choral part that is interesting but not difficult.

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

9781451420661

I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

If there is one song that young choirs love to sing and congregations love to hear them sing, this is it—"I Sing a Song of the Saints of God."...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Autumn

9780800632045

Epiphany Carol

A joyful, unison anthem which works well with just women. The middle section in plain-song style can be an effective solo.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Epiphany

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