Augsburg Fortress

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

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

A Cradle Song

Conveying the dreamlike mood of the William Blake poem that begins, “Sweet dreams, sleep, sleep happy child,” this Christmas anthem by David Hurd features sumptuous, jazz-inflected harmonies that gently sway beneath expressive choral writing.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Christmas

Augsburg Organ Library: November

Augsburg Organ Library: November, contains 33 pieces for worship or recitals based on tunes for harvest, stewardship, Thanksgiving, and Christ the King.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Autumn

9780800658960

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

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

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
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

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

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

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

We Shall Walk through the Valley

Undine Smith Moore’s arrangement of this African American spiritual is both accessible and gorgeous. Perfect for the First Sunday in Lent or as a companion anthem whenever Psalm 23 is scheduled.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Ash Wednesday; Holy Week; Lent & Holy Week

I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

If there is one song that young choirs love to sing and congregations love to hear them sing, this is it—"I Sing a Song of the Saints of God."...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; Autumn

9780800632045

Praise to the Lord (revised edition)

One of the classic hymn arrangements by F. Melius Christiansen, updated and revised in celebration of Christiansen’s 150^th anniversary.

Voicing: SATB
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Christ the King; General; Reformation; Thanksgiving

In Heaven Above: Piano Music for Funerals and Memorials

In Heaven Above is a collection of mostly hymn-based piano music particularly well suited to use in funerals and memorial services, but with many other uses...

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Funeral

9781451401912

Wake, Awake

Rich chords permeate this classic arrangement of an Advent text. Solemn invocations break into a flurry of "hallelujah"s and a final declaration of praise.

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

9780800645069

All Earth Is Hopeful

Featuring sections in Spanish and English and a lively percussion accompaniment, James E. Bobb's setting of Toda La Tierra is guarenteed to become an instant favorite for choirs and congregations everywhere.

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

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
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent

For All the Saints

A festive and triumphant celebration of sound, this setting of Sine Nomine is one that won't soon be forgotten. Each of the seven verses is set in superb style....

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: All Saints; Autumn

This Little Light of Mine

Choirs and congregations will love this upbeat, jazzy arrangement and pianists will have so much fun learning this accompaniment.

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

9781506447568