Augsburg Fortress

Show Me Thy Ways

A beautiful Advent original by Walter Pelz. This anthem was originally written for guitar and oboe, but flute also works.

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

O Spirit Bountifully Kind

Kenneth Logan's beautiful unison setting of a poem by seventeenth-century Irish poet Thomas Parnell is perfect for Pentecost or general use.

Voicing: Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Baptism; Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination; Pentecost

In the Fair Morning

Evelyn Larter initially wrote this uplifting Easter piece as a vocal solo in the collection “In the Fair Morning: Vocal Solos for the Easter Season” and here has rescored it for SATB choir.   

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter

Sing unto God a Song of Joy

Comets, mountains, fish and birds: God created all of them, so we should sing praise! This playful 2-part anthem is easy to learn and a delight to sing for children and adults alike.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Baptism; Easter; General; Pentecost; Stewardship; Trinity

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

Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness

The master of jazz harmonies has set the James K. Manley text and tune in a lush and sensitive setting again incorporating imaginative and stylistically...

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

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God's Son Has Made Me Free

This 4-part arrangement of movement 2 of Edvard Grieg's 4 Psalmen is an accessible, must-have arrangement for your choir.

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

Just As I Am, without One Plea

Maynard's new melody for this familiar text can be sung by any combination of voices.

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

Christ the Center

Perfect for the smaller choir and an easy addition for large choirs, this stately hymnlike anthem features a Herb Brokering text appropriate for Christ the King and occasions focused on Christ’s work in our lives.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christ the King; Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination

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

Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken

From the skillful pen of Carlton Young comes this meditative setting of the much-loved hymn tune RENDEZ A DIEU. Two-part can be some of the loveliest choral...

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

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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

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

A New Magnificat

A lyric dialog between Hannah and Mary, this piece can be performed with soloist or solo sections. An excellent addition during Advent. Voicing: SATB and organ...

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Use: Advent

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A Lenten Walk

A haunting setting of the familiar American spiritual, Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley. The timpani ostinato is a wonderful addition to a very easy, yet...

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

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Abide in Us, O Bread of Life

David Cherwien writes a tender anthem for SATB choir, organ, and flute, ideal for communion and sacramental use, based on a hymn from Peace Be Still: Hymns of Susan Palo Cherwien, Vol. 3.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

As the Showers that Water the Earth

David Sims skillfully weaves a Susan Palo Cherwien text with Psalm 50 in this gently flowing anthem filled with graceful text-painting reflecting God’s promises of healing and new life.

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

Arise, My Love, My Fair One

A free and atmospheric motet for a cappella choir. A perfect anthem for Easter. This anthem can also be found in the Augsburg Choirbook.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Use: Easter

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Crown Him Lord of All

In this fresh arrangement of the hymn, "Who Is He in Yonder Stall?", a children's choir sings the questions and adults of the congregation sing the answers.

Voicing: Children's choir; Organ; Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Probably the quintessential Easter hymn is here given an updated arrangement by Aaron David Miller for unison choir, descant, congregation, brass quintet, and organ...

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Easter