Augsburg Fortress

Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree

The rich harmonic language of this a cappella anthem brings the beloved text "Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree" to life.

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

Now We Join in Celebration

A joyful anthem filled with playful, rhythmic grace.

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

Psalm 150

Rhythmic and brimming with vitality, this setting of Psalm 150 invites both choir and organist to bring the text to life.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: General

Forty Days and Forty Nights

Choirs will enjoy the constantly shifting major and minor chords in Franklin Ashdown's anthem, illustrating the tension inherent in Lent.

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

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

Joyful We Adore: Organ Settings for the Harvest Season

This collection includes eleven hymn settings for the thanksgiving and harvest season, including "God of the Sparrow" and "Now Thank We All Our God."

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Autumn; Fall; General; Thanksgiving

9781506457154

God of the World: Hymn Tunes from Many Nations

A variety of creative organ settings on hymn tunes from around the world, useful throughout the year. Settings include "Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!" and "This Joyful Eastertide."

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

9781506457178

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

Only By Our Lonesome

The lyrics of this worship song by Nate Crary call us out of isolation and into community. The arrangement of this piece lends well to simple instrumentation with piano and/or guitar.

Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week; Maundy Thursday

9781506457321

I Sing the Love that Dreamed Creation

John Carter's musical setting is lilting and delightful with depth and beauty.

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

Ride On, King Jesus: Palm Sunday Medley

Three hymns and spirituals appropriate for Palm Sunday are combined in this medley that features a lively piano accompaniment and many options for ensemble performance.

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

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

This Christmas Time

Zach Unke’s evocative and playful settings of familiar Christmas carols range in style from serene to bluesy to triumphant. Settings include "Before the Marvel of this Night" and "In the Bleak Midwinter." A joy to play and to hear!

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas

9781506457246

Jesus Loves Me / We Are Baptized in Christ Jesus

In this delightful anthem the choir sings stanzas of "Jesus Loves Me" in alternation with the assembly singing "We Are Baptized In Christ Jesus".

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

Go to Dark Gethsemane

David W. Music gives new life to this beloved hymn by providing a new melody.

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

Love Is Come Again

Hear the Easter hymn "Now the Green Blade Rises" with new ears in this sensitive and sweeping musical setting by Jeff Fuhrer.

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

From the Rising of the Sun

An a cappella anthem that reminds us of our chance to praise God continuously, morning, noon, and night.

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

Sound Every Voice: Organ Interpretations

Eleven creative and colorful hymn settings from Emma Lou Diemer, including a lively 5/4 dance on "Now Thank We All Our God" and a rich, quiet setting of "We Praise You, O God."

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Baptism; General; Thanksgiving

9781506457185

Piano Weavings, Volume Three: Improvisations on Liturgical Songs

Piano arrangements of hymns, liturgical songs, and service music by Sherri Hansen. Pieces include "Halle, Halle, Hallelujah" and "This Is the Feast of Victory."

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week

9781506457192

A Lutheridge Collection: Hymn Introductions and Accompaniments

Jeremy Bankson's experience as a creative hymn player shines through these introductions and alternate accompaniments to eight hymn tunes, including DIX and OSOSO.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christ the King; Epiphany; General

9781506457161