Augsburg Fortress

Pull Out the Stops, Vol. 3: Congregational Song Accompaniments for Organ

The third volume in this popular hymn accompaniment series will enrich worship and inspire singing. Includes introductions and harmonizations for over 85 tunes, including many from All Creation Sings. 

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Baptism; Christmas; Easter; Epiphany; Funeral; General; Lent & Holy Week; Pentecost

9781506496092

We Are Waiting

John Helgen wrote both the text and tune of this Advent hymn, found in the worship supplement All Creation Sings, and here, Priscilla Lamparter Landis writes a gentle and beautiful arrangement for SAB choir.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent

Dust, Remember You Are Splendor

Susan Palo Cherwien’s poetry brings new imagery and depth to the traditional Ash Wednesday themes of dust and repentance. Composer Anne Krentz Organ writes original music which underscores the hopeful and contemplative text.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Use: Ash Wednesday; Lent & Holy Week

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Tedde Gibson’s accompaniments for the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for assembly and organ, brilliantly arranged in a Gospel style.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: General

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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

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

O Come, Let Us Sing

Here is a festive setting of Psalm 95 by well-loved composer Walter Pelz written in honor of his 95^th birthday. Choirs of any size will create a big sound in this accessible SAB anthem.

Voicing: SAB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christ the King; General; Lent & Holy Week

How Beautiful the Messenger

Wayne Wold weaves a new text based on the well-loved passage from Isaiah 52:7. The tuneful melody floats between the upper and lower voices in this gentle anthem scored for SATB choir.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christmas; Graduation; Ordination

Holy Woman, Graceful Giver

Anne Krentz Organ has set each stanza of “Holy Woman, Graceful Giver” from All Creation Sings to accompany assembly singing on piano or organ with C instrument.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Lent & Holy Week; Ordination

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A Sparkhouse Songbook for Christmas

A downloadable songbook with complete words and music for 40 carols and hymns. Download and print as many copies as you would like with your purchase. Perfect for caroling with your community! 

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Arise and Rejoice

Here is a joyful anthem of praise and thanksgiving from Mark Patterson. The original text celebrates the “gifts of age and youth, the wisdom of the years” and is paired with energetic and uplifting music.

Voicing: SATB, Children's choir, HB
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Ordination; Praise & Thanksgiving; Stewardship; Thanksgiving

Build a Longer Table

John Helgen crafts a moving setting of a hymn of justice found in the worship supplement All Creation Sings. The text speaks of healing divisions and caring for those in need rather than shutting them out.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter; General

Christ, Who Was Before the World Began

A newly composed tune is paired with an Angier Brock text in this anthem by Brenda Portman. Written for adult unison choir, the anthem features a lyrical and noble melody in a flexible mixed meter.  

Voicing: U, Org; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

Love Consecrates the Humblest Act

A graceful and elegant setting of the hymn tune TWENTY-FOURTH from Robert Powell which carries the beloved Maundy Thursday hymn text.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Lent & Holy Week; Maundy Thursday

May the Deep Blessings of Earth Be with Us

Tom Trenney brings a deeply imaginative text from John Philip Newell to life in this dynamic anthem for SATB choir.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Creation; General

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Scored for SATB, keyboard, and optional C instrument, William Bradley Roberts writes a new setting of his popular unison anthem based on a beloved hymn text paraphrase of Psalm 23 and pairs it with his original tune, GRANT.

Voicing: SATB, Kybd
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Easter; Funeral

What Joyous Song Unfolding

A gently contoured melody uplifts the poetry of Susan Cherwien in this graceful anthem by Zebulon Highben. The music is largely 2-part mixed with an expressive SATB a cappella third stanza.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Creation; General; Praise & Thanksgiving

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

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

Light on Your Feet, Vol. 5

The fifth volume in this popular series by Wayne Wold features hymn arrangements and original compositions in settings that require moderate manual technique but make minimal demands on the feet.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas; Easter; Epiphany; Lent & Holy Week; Pentecost

9781506496085