Augsburg Fortress

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

Now Hear the Glad Tidings

Hal Hopson has arranged a solo movement for Bach's Christmas Oratorio and provided an English text to make this work accessible to choirs of all sizes and ages.

Voicing: Piano; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Christmas

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

How Shall We Approach This Wonder?

Perfect for Christmas Eve services, this anthem has an original text and tune.

Voicing: Organ; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christmas

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

There Is No Rose of Such Virtue

A sensitive, lyrical setting of the well-known 15th century English carol.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas; Epiphany

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

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

Healing Leaves of Grace: A Thomas Pavlechko Hymnary

Forty hymns set to new tunes by Thomas Pavlechko, enriching assembly song throughout the church year.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Easy

9781506454979

Creating God, Your Fingers Trace

This imaginative text calls us to care for the earth, the universe, and all of creation with the same tender spirit in which God created them.

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

Young ChildrenSing, Volume 2

Ten short anthems for younger singers, each based on or quoting a familiar hymn text and tune.

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy

9781506457789

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

This Is My Song

John Ferguson has crafted a hymn setting that is elegant and profound, featuring an alternate third stanza not found in most hymnals.

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

Through the Legacy of Years

A poignant and profound text with a beautiful melody, perfect for All Saints, funerals, or any time of remembering.

Voicing: Piano; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Funeral; Wedding

We Wait for God

This anthem is the perfect flowing start to Advent, inviting us to wait with hope for the coming of Christ.

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

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

Choirs will love singing this SAB setting of this West Indian carol, bringing a laid-back excitement to the Christmas season.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christmas; Epiphany

Let Us Love One Another

Written for a wedding and appropriate for any lectionary day about love, Mark Sirett's setting of this well-known text from 1 John features beautiful, lyrical part-writing and a flowing accompaniment.

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

When Twilight Comes

Wentzel's new melody for "When Twilight Comes" is the perfect anthem for Maundy Thursday, evening services, or during communion distribution.

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

Our Paschal Lamb that Sets Us Free

Martin Franzmann's lively text dances in 6/8 time, and the brass quintet adds brilliance and gravity.

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

Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Brenda Portman's lovely, expressive choral setting of this beloved hymn features beautiful part-writing and a flowing piano accompaniment with optional a cappella sections.

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