Augsburg Fortress

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

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Scored for unison voices and keyboard, William Bradley Roberts popular setting is based on a beloved hymn text paraphrase of Psalm 23 and paired with his original tune, GRANT.

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

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Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness

Based on the well-known hymn text, this anthem is truly majestic! Scored for SATB and organ.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion

Just As I Am, without One Plea

Maynard's new melody for this familiar text can be sung by any combination of voices.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

Unless You Lead Me, Love

Keesecker's setting of poetry by 13th cent. mystic Mechtild of Magdeburg invites us to dance and sing with the love that created the world.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter; General; Pentecost

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

Day of Arising

Once again, Carl Schalk displays his consummate skill by weaving together an unforgettable new tune with a text from Susan Palo Cherwien's hymn collection, O...

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

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Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth

A setting of Jean Janzen's "Mothering God" for SATB and piano.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; Easter; Lent & Holy Week; Trinity

Jubilate Deo: Psalm 100

A spirited and uplifting setting of Psalm 100. Scored for Unison/2-part voices and organ.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter; General

A New Magnificat

A lyric dialog between Hannah and Mary, this piece can be performed with soloist or solo sections. An excellent addition during Advent. Voicing: SATB and organ...

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Use: Advent

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Our Mission Is to Follow Jesus

Inspired by a synod convocation titled "Worship Is a Verb", choirs will enjoy exploring all the verbs in the text and how God calls communities to serve, learn, and follow the example of Jesus.

Voicing: Organ; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter; Epiphany; General

Be Not Afraid

In this expressive and moving anthem, Jonathan D. Campbell pairs texts from Isaiah with sweeping melodies and rich harmonies along with a piano accompaniment that adds gentle color.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Healing; Ordinary Time

With a Mighty Wind and Tongues of Fire

The Day of Pentecost is a major festival, but it comes at a time when it is often difficult to gather a lot of musical forces. This new anthem by Hal Hopson addresses that...

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

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Create in Me a Clean Heart

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

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What Feast of Love

Brian Wentzel writes a partner song for GREENSLEEVES with the text from this familiar communion hymn, creating a wonderful anthem useful throughout the year and particularly beautiful during the Christmas season.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Christmas; Communion

Arise, My Love, My Fair One

A free and atmospheric motet for a cappella choir. A perfect anthem for Easter. This anthem can also be found in the Augsburg Choirbook.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Use: Easter

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What Shall I Render to the Lord

Psalm 116:12-14, 17-19, alt. Text from the Lutheran Book of Worship ® 1978.

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God's Son Has Made Me Free

This 4-part arrangement of movement 2 of Edvard Grieg's 4 Psalmen is an accessible, must-have arrangement for your choir.

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

This Joyful Eastertide

Hal H. Hopson has created a vibrant and stately anthem on Christ's resurrection. The organ, brass, handbells, and timpani all add quite a bit to this work. A cappella writing...

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

On Earth Has Dawned This Day of Days

Here is a wonderful festival piece for Easter featuring choir, organ, and optional brass (available as a downloadable score). The tune "Erschienen ist der...

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