Augsburg Fortress

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

My Song Is Love Unknown

A cello obligato adds warmth and depth to a new setting by Benjamin Culli of this familiar text using the John Ireland tune, LOVE UNKOWN. The choir sings in unison with optional assembly for much of the anthem.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christ the King; Good Friday; Lent & Holy Week; Maundy Thursday; Passion/Palm Sunday

Take My Life, That I May Be: Toma, oh Dios, mi voluntad

The joyful abandonment of the heart to God is reflected in this playful, celebratory arrangement. Here is a terrific marriage of a well-known hymn text to a lively Spanish tune. Spanish text provided.

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

9780800658298

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

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: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter

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

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

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

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

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

The Day of Resurrection!

This wonderful Easter anthem, based on a text by John of Damascus, is a celebratory declaration of Christ's resurrection. The alternating meters are easy to follow...

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

9781451451665

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

9786000175993

How Can I Keep From Singing?

A joyous, lilting rendition of this much loved song; very accessible for children's choirs or treble ensembles.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: General

9780800658335

Dazzling Presence on the Mountain

This tune by Karen Black with powerful text by Paul Hoffman celebrates the glory of the Transfiguration in a majestic setting for choir and organ, with optional brass and assembly.

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

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

We Walk by Faith

Looking for something easy to pull together for the Sunday after Easter?...

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter

9781451492637

God So Loved the World

A beautiful, soaring melody is embellished by solo instrument. This lilting and accessible setting is a perfect fit for a small choir. A graceful refrain...

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

9780806697635

My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

This anthem on the tune KINGSFOLD sets two different hymn texts, making it useful throughout Advent, the season after Epiphany, or general use.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Baptism

Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

A beautiful anthem based on an English folk tune, perfect for Ash Wednesday or any time throughout Lent.

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Ash Wednesday; Lent & Holy Week