Augsburg Fortress

O Blessed Spring

Many congregations have come to love this hymn with text by Susan Palo Cherwien and tune by Robert Buckley Farlee. Now David Cherwien...

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

9781451420753

Show Me Thy Ways

A beautiful Advent original by Walter Pelz. This anthem was originally written for guitar and oboe, but flute also works.

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

Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ: Hymns 503-573: Volume 5

Includes select alternative accompaniments and introductions to Hymns 503-573 from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the Word of God, Gathering, Sending, Morning, and Evening sections.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800639181

Augsburg Organ Library: Baptism and Holy Communion

Augsburg Organ Library: Baptism and Holy Communion, contains 39 pieces for worship or recitals based on Baptism and Holy Communion hymn tunes.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Baptism; Communion

9780800623555

Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Psalter for Worship, Year C

Includes the revised psalm texts, refrains, psalm tones, and keyboard accompaniments from Evangelical Lutheran Worship for Year C.

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780806653051

This Far By Faith, Liturgies Audio CD

Complete recordings of the two musical settings for Holy Communion, along with additional psalms and songs, from This Far By Faith: An African American Resource for Worship that celebrates the abundant gifts of African American worship and song.

9780806640921

Augsburg Organ Library: Marriage

Augsburg Organ Library: Marriage, contains 40 pieces for worship or recitals especially suited for marriage ceremonies.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Wedding

9781451486025

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

Hymns for Ensembles, Vol. 1

This first volume of the two volume set is a practical collection of instrumental accompaniments for hymns that includes fifty-eight tunes found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship and many other hymnals.

Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song

A gentle and graceful setting of a beloved hymn, perfect for graduations, sendings, anniversaries and ordinations.

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

Music Sourcebook for Life Passages: Healing, Funeral, and Marriage

The Music Sourcebook for Life Passages assists church musicians and leaders in planning for services of life passage including marriage, funerals, and healing services.

9781506447643

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

So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: A Paul D. Weber Hymnary

Paul Weber’s collection of 91 hymns is patterned after Luther’s understanding of the importance of congregational song for faith and worship. Skillfully written in traditional hymn style, this collection adds a wealth of new and creative music to the church’s song.

Voicing: Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; All Saints; Baptism; Christmas; Communion; Creation; Easter; Epiphany; Evening; General; Healing; Holy Week; Lent & Holy Week; Marriage; Ordinary Time; Pentecost; Season after Pentecost; Time after Epiphany; Trinity; Wedding

9781506480077

Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ: Hymns 755-818, Volume 9

Includes select alternative accompaniments and introductions to Hymns 755-818 from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the Trust, Guidance through Commitment, Discipleship section.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800639228

Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ: Hymns 705-754: Volume 8

Includes select alternative accompaniments and introductions to Hymns 705-754 from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the Justice/Peace, Creation, and Prayer sections.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800639211

Lamb of God

F. Melius Christiansen's arrangement features a German chorale matched to a Lenten text. Simple, yet beautiful lines offer a piece that's easy to learn and a joy to hear.

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

Behold Our Light: Music for Evening Worship

This beautiful setting of the music for Evening Prayer, with optional communion, by Aaron David Miller, would be a wonderful addition to evening worship during Lent or any occasion.

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

Shall We Gather at the River

John Ferguson’s sparkling arrangement of the much-loved gospel tune HANSON PLACE has been rereleased under the Augsburg Music Alternative Hymn Settings series.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: All Saints; Funeral; General

9781506495996

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

Children of the Heavenly Father

A setting of a familiar Swedish folk tune that incorporates children's voices. This anthem can also be found in the Augsburg Choirbook.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed

9786000175597