Augsburg Fortress

A Virgin Most Blessed

Ryan Kelly writes an uplifting Renaissance-style Christmas anthem with dancelike rhythms, open fifths, and accompaniment for woodwinds and percussion.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas

Reflections on Hymn Tunes for the Fall Festivals

Anne Krentz Organ writes with effortless grace for the piano. This collection brims with fine writing and hymn tunes that are useful in Autumn and throughout...

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; General; Thanksgiving

9780800663834

Augsburg Organ Library: Reformation

From classic chorales to global songs, enjoy these marvelous hymns of grace and faith arranged by top composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Communion; Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Pentecost; Reformation

9781506413600

Before the Marvel of This Night

Published in 1982, this setting of Jaroslav Vajda's wonderful text has become our best-selling seasonal anthem. Also available: instrumental parts by Carl...

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

Augsburg Organ Library: Healing and Funeral

Augsburg Organ Library: Healing and Funeral, contains 40 pieces for worship or recitals based on Healing and Funeral hymn tunes.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Funeral

9781451462616

God Alone Be Praised: Ad Lucem

A lyrical and accessible hymn anthem useful for Reformation Day, Christ the King or other church celebrations. This is one of two tunes commissioned by ALCM for its 30th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christ the King; Reformation

9781506447209

Thou Shalt Know Him

This piece by Canadian composer Mark Sirett is exquisite in every way, from its rich harmonic writing to its poignant text.

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

May God Bestow on Us Grace

Aaron David Miller creates another masterful composition with this lyrical setting of a Martin Luther text.

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

9781506426006

The Truth Will Make You Free

This accessible setting of a beloved text from the Gospel of John is a great way to celebrate Reformation Day.

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

9781506426228

Each Winter As the Year Grows Older

This newer Advent hymn is appropriate any time during winter. The hymn's chant-like quality translates beautifully to choral music, further enhanced by optional instrumental accompaniment.

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent

9780800679323

For All the Saints, Vol. 2: Hymn Preludes for Funerals

Here is a long-awaited sequal to Robert Hobby's first volume. A great help to church musicians, Hobby offers hymns appropriate for memorial and funeral services...

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Easter; Funeral; General

9780800679101

Beautiful Savior

A classic in choral literature and a standard in the St. Olaf Choir repertoire, this graceful setting of a stirring text continues to inspire. The text speaks...

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

Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord

In this work, Aaron David Miller creates a festive setting of a beloved Martin Luther text.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Reformation

9781506425726

Beautiful Savior

Here is a winner in every sense of the word. Winning tune, text and arrangement. John Helgen uses the familiar tune, a must for every chorister to know, but...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christ the King; General

9780800638368

For All the Saints, Hymn Preludes for Funerals, Volume 3

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Funeral; General

9781451486056

Canticle of the Turning: My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout

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

For All the Saints: Hymn Preludes for Funerals

Those in grief frequently turn to the hymns of the Church as a source of comfort. This collection of ten hymn preludes is specifically designed to feature...

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Funeral

9780800675370

Where Shepherds Lately Knelt

Carl Schalk lovingly crafted a melody for this Jaroslav Vajda text, which asks us to imagine ourselves as part of the continuing incarnation story. A beautiful, classic anthem.

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

9780800646523

Come Now, O Prince of Peace

A stunning setting for Advent or anytime. The instrumental lines weave a rich tapestry of sound in this meditative reflection on the unity of the Body of...

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

9780806698243

God Alone Be Praised: Per Crucem

A noble and triumphant hymn anthem useful for Reformation Day, Christ the King, or other church celebrations. This is one of two tunes commissioned by ALCM for its 30th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christ the King; Reformation