Augsburg Fortress

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

Farewell to Alleluia

Farewell to Alleluia is a ceremony that may be used to dramatize the transition from the festive season of Epiphany into the penitential season of Lent. 

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Time after Epiphany; Transfiguration

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

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

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

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

Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive

This original tune is in a setting that may be easily mastered by 2-part mixed choir, with only a few measures of divisi for the women at its climax.

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

9781506408644

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Amy Engelsdorfer sets Isaac Watts's beloved text with a fresh, melodic line that reflects the solemnity and adoration of the text.

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

9781506422206

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

Easter Anthem in Celtic Style: Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands

A German Easter chorale is rhythmically adapted to evoke a joyful lightness...

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

9781451492453

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

In this creative and expressive anthem, Brenda Portman writes captivating new music to go with familiar words reflecting on the graciousness of God and what is required of us in return.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week; Reformation

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

God So Loved the World

One of the most well-known bible verses, the text is set to a flourishing two-part arrangement. Optional handbells add additional interest. A beautiful...

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

9780800621445

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

Christ Is Risen! He Is Living!

Brass, organ, percussion, and full choir! John Helgen writes the perfect festival anthem for Easter Sunday.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter

Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness

Based on the well-known hymn text, this anthem is truly majestic! Scored for SATB and organ.

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

Love One Another

The piece is filled with lush, warm sounds and well-placed drama. The short repeated "Holy, Holy" passage is a wonderfully unifying motive throughout. Love...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Maundy Thursday

9780800659646

Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care

Scored for SATB and organ. An elegant and lyric setting of a text by 17th century poet Richard Baxter.

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

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

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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