Augsburg Fortress

Holden Evening Prayer

Originally written for Holden Village, this anniversary edition adds three psalms for Advent and Lent. Includes piano score, guitar chords, and worship leader material.

Use: Advent; Evening; Lent & Holy Week

I Hear Music in the Air: Spirituals for Solo Voice and Piano

Spiritual arrangements from Clayton White for solo voice and piano, arranged in the manner of art songs.

Voicing: Piano; Solo vocal

9781506479965

Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Accompaniment Edition: Liturgies

Complete keyboard accompaniments for all ten Holy Communion settings, plus accompaniments for the additional services found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

9780806656212

By Grace

With sustained legato lines and subtly shifting harmonies, Cherwien’s writing is both graceful and intriguing. Based on Ephesians, this is the perfect text for Reformation Sunday.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; Ordination; Reformation

9781506479743

Holden Prayer Around the Cross

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Evening

Singing Our Prayer: Companion to Holden Prayer Around the Cross: Full Score Edition

This collection of short songs, refrains and chants has been developed to support service of Prayer Around the Cross, a collection of evening services that include scripture readings, prayers, silence...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Evening

9780806696836

In the Fair Morning: Vocal Solos for the Easter Season

Vocal solos from Evelyn R. Larter that burst forth with Easter joy, featuring pieces in a variety of styles from classical to contemporary.

Voicing: Solo vocal
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter; Funeral; General

All My Hope on God Is Founded

Ryan Kelly writes an uplifting Renaissance-style Christmas anthem with dancelike rhythms, open fifths, and accompaniment for woodwinds and percussion.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination; Praise & Thanksgiving

9781506479699

All Shall Be Well

A timely anthem that speaks to God’s constancy in everchanging times, the melody of this 3-part canon is beautifully written to reflect the reassuring text.

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

9781506479705

Blessed Assurance

Doug Andrews’ moving arrangement of this popular gospel hymn intensifies with each stanza, resolving into a beautifully quiet ending. This anthem will become a favorite.

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; General; Praise & Thanksgiving

9781506479736

Call and Answer

Written for an organ dedication, Brenda Portman’s festive anthem features a colorful organ accompaniment with poetry that invites all to join the dance of Christ.

Voicing: Children's choir; Handbells; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Praise & Thanksgiving

9781506479750

Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded

This jubilant setting of a new Easter hymn in All Creation Sings is based on the tune IN DIR IST FREUDE. Paul D. Weber writes in a joyful Renaissance style, highlighting the dancelike rhythms of the melody complete with hand drum.

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

9781506479781

Death Be Never Last

David Sims has beautifully arranged a gentle and expressive Ray Makeever hymn, published in All Creation Sings perfect for All Saints Sunday or funeral and memorial services.

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Funeral

9781506479804

Each Road

A stirring poem about the end of hatred and the epiphany of love by Jeannette M. Lindholm leads to a moving anthem by David C. Pike, rich with choral text painting.

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

9781506479811

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: Keyboard; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Praise & Thanksgiving; Stewardship; Thanksgiving

9781506479828

Song in the Night

Zach Busch creatively wraps a gentle setting of “Song in the Night” around the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee,” making it suitable for Advent, Lent, or general use. 

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

9781506479873

We Shall Walk through the Valley in Peace

Written in the style of a spiritual, Clayton White’s original music is sure to uplift and move your choir and congregation. With gentle flowing rhythm and rich harmonies, the music and text are reflective of Psalm 23.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Easter; Funeral; Lent & Holy Week

9781506479927

National Conference for Sacred Music 2021: Choral Packet

A selection of newly released choral music featured at the Augsburg Fortress Reading Session as part of the National Conference for Sacred Music in 2021.

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A Virgin Most Blessed

Ryan Kelly writes an uplifting Renaissance-style Christmas anthem with dancelike rhythms, open fifths, and accompaniment for woodwinds and percussion.

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

9781506479682

As the Dark Awaits the Dawn

Carl F. Schalk’s cherished Advent anthem was first published in 1999, and we are honored to add this setting for SATB a cappella choir to the significant body of music he gave the church.

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

9781506479712