Augsburg Fortress

Christ's Blessing

This brief but rich motet asks for Christ's Blessing upon everyone.

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

Holy God, Holy and Glorious

Jeremy J. Bankson gives this beloved hymn, filled with expansive images for God, a lyrical and expressive setting.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christ the King; General; Lent & Holy Week; Transfiguration

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...

Use: Pentecost; Trinity

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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

I Cried All Night Long

Clayton White arranged this spiritual in honor of the Wings Over Jordan choir and captured the spirit and energy of their setting.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

Augsburg Easy Choirbook, Volume 3: Music for the Church Year

A collection of unison and 2-part, accessible music for church, school, and community choirs.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; All Saints; Christ the King; Christmas; Communion; Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week; Thanksgiving

9781506414041

O Lord, I Call to You

This beautiful setting of Psalm 130 encourages congregational involvement. This setting is a musical prayer for those who have come to understand the redemptive power of the Lord.

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

9781451479423

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

Lamb of God

F. Melius Christiansen's arrangement features a German chorale matched to a Lenten text. Simple, yet beautiful lines offer a piece that's easy to learn and a joy to hear.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
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. The...

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Ash Wednesday; Epiphany; Lent & Holy Week

9780800649487

Canticle of the Turnings

A children's or youth choir could sing the first verse of this flexible arrangement, with an adult choir joining on the refrain and leading subsequent verses.

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Evening

Mary at the Tomb

Here is the second Easter anthem you have been looking for! Lyric and introspective, choirs and congregations alike will welcome the sound and the message.

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

9780800656942

St. John Passion

This set of choral anthems, based primarily on passion hymns, reflects upon the scriptural texts of The Passion according to St. John. Although conceived and...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Holy Week

9780800658588

Sing Hosanna! Sannanina!

Music from South Africa to enliven Palm/Passion Sunday worship. Though written for adult or youth SATB choir, be sure and add percussion - congas, bongos,...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Passion/Palm Sunday

9780800638726

Just As I Am

This simple, yet effective anthem includes a verse of the Welsh hymn, "I Hear Thy Welcome Voice" and with only 2 voice parts, it can be quickly learned.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Communion; General

9781506408699

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

We are pleased to have Benjamin Harlan in our catalog. Benjamin is highly regarded across denominational boundaries. His music is always of the highest quality,...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9780800678005

Hear My Voice, O Lord

Jayne Southwick Cool adds to her impressive catalogue of choral music with this gorgeous composition for Lent.

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

9781506445656

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

9780800652739

Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!

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

Light in Deepest Night

A Lenten meditation based on the writings of Julian of Norwich. This choral work could be accompanied with organ only, with organ and string quartet, or with...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week