Augsburg Fortress

A Lenten Walk

A haunting setting of the familiar American spiritual, Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley. The timpani ostinato is a wonderful addition to a very easy, yet...

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Lent & Holy Week

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Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen! Earth and All Stars

This anthem for SATB voices, organ, optional brass quartet (or quintet) timpani and four handbells also has an optional part for the assembly...

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

O God beyond All Praising

This exceptional and majestic arrangement by Hal H. Hopson utilizes Gustav Holst's Thaxted to set this praiseful text. In addition to the organ accompaniment, optional parts are also...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium

The Day of Pentecost

Hal Hopson has created another wonderful marriage of various musical styles in this setting...

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

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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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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

Sing Praise to the Lord

This festive setting can employ all of your forces--adult choir, children's choir, organ, brass, congregation, timpani, and bells (if you have them). Or have...

Voicing: Children's choir; Handbells; Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Autumn; General; Thanksgiving

Bless Now, O God, the Journey

A moving text by Sylvia Dunstan is paired with a traditional Scottish melody and set by Hal Hopson. Very useful even for small choirs.

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

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Many and Great, O God

Hal H. Hopson has created a unique anthem that is appropriate for a number of lectionary days. This arrangement of a Dakota tune gives a very rhythmic feel to this work. The text...

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

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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

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

Advent Prayer

Scored for two-part mixed choir and keyboard and based on the hymn Veni Emmanuel, Hal Hopson wrote this piece as a companion to his popular A Lenten Walk. Also available as a digital download.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent

We Worship You, God

An anthem that sings of God's unfolding acts through history, God's constancy, and our amazement at God's faithfulness.

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

Just As I Am

This gentle arrangement of the beloved hymn, Just As I Am, is expertly set for choir and piano by Hal H. Hopson. An opening solo line gives way to the full choir...

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

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For the Troubles and Sufferings

This arrangement of Pelas dores deste mundo also includes both the Spanish and Portuguese text in addition to the English translation. For a completely fresh...

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

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Great Day!

Especially appropriate for Advent, Hal Hopson's upbeat setting of this famous African-American spiritual includes optional part for clarinet or trumpet. Expert...

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

9780800679378

Now Hear the Glad Tidings

Hal Hopson has arranged a solo movement for Bach's Christmas Oratorio and provided an English text to make this work accessible to choirs of all sizes and ages.

Voicing: Piano; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Christmas

The Christ Child

Hopson pairs a wonderful poem by Robert Southwell with a Scottish folk tune in this anthem, perfect for the Sundays after Christmas.

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

Lost in the Night

From the pen of a master choral arranger, this Finnish folk tune blossoms into a prayer of trust in God's redeeming promise. Scored for SATB, piano, and optional string quartet.

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

How Good, Lord, to Be Here!

With this new composition, Hal H. Hopson has created another gem that will be a welcome addition to any choral library.

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

9781506425849

God, in Your Grace

This musical setting reminds us of the power of God's grace and how it is able to redeem us, even with our sinful nature. The layering of the voices are, at times, gentle...

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

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