Augsburg Fortress

Sweet is the Calm: Organ Settings on Hymns of Comfort

From a time of isolation comes this beautiful collection by Karl Osterland of hymns that provide comfort. Useful throughout the year and for funerals and memorials.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Easter; Funeral; Lent & Holy Week

9781506496078

Singing Our Prayer: Companion to Holden Prayer Around the Cross

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

Shall We Gather at the River

John Ferguson’s sparkling arrangement of the much-loved gospel tune HANSON PLACE has been rereleased under the Augsburg Music Alternative Hymn Settings series.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Funeral; General

9781506495996

Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above

In a joyful, lilting 6/8 meter, Richard A. Williamson has set a well-loved hymn of praise to the tune MIT FREUDEN ZART, creating a singable and enjoyable anthem for 2-part mixed choir.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Evening; Praise & Thanksgiving

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

Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Psalter for Worship, Year B

Includes the revised psalm texts, refrains, psalm tones, and keyboard accompaniments from Evangelical Lutheran Worship for Year B.

9780806653839

God of Hope: Global Hymn Tunes for Piano

This collection of eleven tunes features a rich variety of hymns, old and new, arranged by Mary Howarth in an engaging light jazz style. Tunes including AMEN THEMBA, ARGENTINA, SLANE, and HALLE, HALLE.

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas; Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week; Stewardship

9781506496023

O Word of God Incarnate

The traditional hymn is set for unison choir by Brenda Portman with the familiar tune MUNICH. The flowing piano accompaniment enhances the anthem while supporting the singers.

Voicing: U, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; Reformation

Singing in Community: Paperless Music for Worship

Singing in Community invites you to reconnect with singing and leading music as generations before us have done, something actually begun in ancient times. Before Gutenberg made it possible to "put the music in people's hands," congregational song and folk hymns were led without printed music for each singer. We can learn to sing in this way - a practice that seems new, but is very old.

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9781506418261

Worship & Praise Songbook

The People's Edition, containing words and a single melody line for each song. A few songs often sung in harmony are included in a four-part arrangement....

9780806638508

O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright

Brenda Portman sets this familiar hymn text to the well-loved TALLIS’ CANON, creating an impressive and accessible anthem for 2-part, 3-part, or 4-part choir with a beautiful organ accompaniment.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd/SAB/SATB
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Epiphany; Evening; General; Summer

Spark Songbook

The Spark Songbook provides a fresh approach to the classic Sunday school songs! These familiar children's songs are exciting to learn and easy to remember. ...

9780806695853

Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me

Based on the Gregorian "Adoro te devote," this Pentecost anthem has applications beyond that season. Perfect for a smaller choir, but equally successful with a...

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Pentecost; Trinity

The Church of Christ, in Every Age

David Cherwien writes a festive arrangement of the familiar hymn set in classical concertato style. An uplifting addition to the Augsburg Choral Hymn Series that highlights the need for social justice and care of neighbors.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General

Raise the Glad Refrain: Easter Trumpet Tunes for Organ

Kyle Johnson has written a joyful and versatile collection of organ settings for the Easter season that includes an optional trumpet score.

Voicing: Inst, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter

9781506496030

Merciful and Mighty: Six Settings for Organ

This collection by David Maxwell features three hymn tune settings and three original compositions for organ written with a range of styles from chromatic and lyrical to complex and triumphant.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week; Trinity

9781506496047

Poinsettia Carol: Flores de pascua

Here is a delightful unison/2-part setting by Frederick Frahm of a Cuban Christmas carol found in the worship book Libro de Liturgia y Cántico, perfect for mixed adult ensemble or children and youth choirs.

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

O Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye

William Bradley Roberts wrote a new tune for this setting of a Susan Palo Cherwien text that is reminiscent of Psalm 23, asking for God’s steadfast presence and comfort in our lives. Scored for SATB choir, it can also be sung by two-part mixed choir.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; All Saints; Evening; Healing; Psalms

Lift Up Your Heads

Written in the beloved choral hymn tradition, Olaf C. Christiansen’s uplifting and energetic arrangement of this well-loved Advent hymn nearly sings itself.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Psalter for Worship, Year A

Includes the revised psalm texts, refrains, psalm tones, and keyboard accompaniments from Evangelical Lutheran Worship for Year A.

9780806653822