Augsburg Fortress

When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

John Carter combines a new melody with a familiar text to create a beautiful, rich anthem.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Good Friday; Lent & Holy Week; Three Days

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

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Writing new music set to a familiar Charles Wesley text, Mark Sirett once again shows his mastery of beautiful melodic writing mixed with rich harmonic textures.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Epiphany; General; Transfiguration

Behold Your Saints in Glory: Worshiping with the Saints

Behold Your Saints in Glory: Worshiping with the Saints is a new large choral work by Aaron David Miller, especially appropriate for All Saints observances or whenever churches...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: All Saints; Funeral

9781451424140

Baptized and Set Free

The lilting tune and attractive text by Cathy Skogen-Soldner are expertly set by John Helgen. Rippling piano arpeggios carry along a choral part that is interesting but not difficult.

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

9781451420661

Nunc Dimittis

The first piece in the new St. Olaf Choral Series, Nunc Dimittis, premiered at the renowned St. Olaf College Christmas Festival in 1994. This lush work, of...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Epiphany

Epiphany Carol

A joyful, unison anthem which works well with just women. The middle section in plain-song style can be an effective solo.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Epiphany

9780800653910

Hear My Voice, O Lord

Jayne Southwick Cool adds to her impressive catalogue of choral music with this gorgeous composition for Lent.

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

9781506445656

Children of the Heavenly Father

A classic a cappella setting of a classic Swedish folk tune. St. Olaf faculty member Robert Scholz expands the St. Olaf choral series with this choral treasure.

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

9780800659110

Have Mercy on Me

Clayton White composes a gentle and reverent gospel ballad reflecting on an adaptation of Psalm 51. The choir sings the psalm verses with a solo voice responding, “Have mercy, O God.”

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

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

This piece is a lilting setting of a familiar hymn by Fanny Crosby...

Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

9781451492521

The Sun Was Bright That Easter Dawn

Thomas Keesecker has lyrically set Herman Stuempfle's Easter hymn text for choir, organ, and trumpet...

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

9781451492613

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

Jesus Said, Come, Follow Me

This anthem has the simplest of texts, just the title, but that increases its usefulness. Discipleship, confirmation, ordination, time after Epiphany...

Voicing: A cappella
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Ordination

9781451420746

Lamb of God

Here is a choral gem for all choirs who enjoy singing in unison. And shouldn't all choirs be singing in unison occasionally? Teach your children this setting...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; Lent & Holy Week

9780800638375

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

Christ Is Arisen: Christians, to the Paschal Victim

This work by William Braun is a welcome addition to the canon of choral works for Easter.

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

Magnificat

Ruth Elaine Schram has written a setting of the Magnificat that brings to life this beautiful text for children and young singers, as well as an adult 2-part...

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Children's choir; Keyboard
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; General

9780800676681

Lost in the Night

Kyle Haugen, new to the Augsburg catalog, pairs this Finnish folk tune melody with a contemporary piano line. This three-part anthem is great for choirs with...

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

9780800659240

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