Augsburg Fortress

Touch That Soothes and Heals

An Easter hymn from All Creation Sings is set by Thomas Keesecker in this accessible SAB anthem useful throughout the Easter Season and particularly on the Second Sunday of Easter.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Communion; Easter; Healing

O Jesus, I Have Promised

Thomas Keesecker creatively sets this familiar hymn text to the English folksong SALLY GARDENS with lush and accessible writing that sings beautifully.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Confirmation/Affirmation; Lent & Holy Week; Reformation

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

God So Loved the World

A beautiful, soaring melody is embellished by solo instrument. This lilting and accessible setting is a perfect fit for a small choir. A graceful refrain...

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

9780806697635

You Are the One

Thomas Keesecker is a master at crafting tuneful melodies, and here he pairs a new melody with a Herb Brokering text, creating a graceful and approachable anthem.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christ the King; General; Trinity

I Lift My Eyes Up to the Hills

Beautifully lyric with a perfectly complementary accompaniment, this will appeal to a variety of choirs from high school through adult. Exquisitely blends folk...

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

9780800678371

In All Our Grief and Fear We Turn To You

This anthem, with great attention to text, instills peace on the listener and singer alike in a setting of the hymn tune Fredericktown. The setting weaves O...

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

9780806697352

Wade in the Water: Easy Choral Music for All Ages

This dynamic collection of two-part and three-part choral music is sure to be a favorite! Ideal for youth or adult choirs with limited rehearsal time or small...

Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9780800678616

Amazing Grace

The beloved hymn "Amazing Grace" is set to the old traditional tune HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN.

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

9781506413792

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

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

Now the Heavens Start to Whisper

In this piece, Thomas Keesecker offers a fresh interpretation of the beloved Welsh tune SUO GAN.

Voicing: SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christmas; General

9781506426105

We Sing to You, O God

Gracia Grindal's text "We Sing to You, O God" (ELW 791) is set to an old Welsh tune adapted for 2-part voices and piano.

Voicing: 2-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General

9781506414027

Around You, O Lord Jesus

This anthem's Danish tune comes alive with merry and joyful style. Scored for SAB choir with soprano divisi, add bells for a truly delightful and appealing...

Voicing: Handbells; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium; Medium-Difficult
Use: Communion; General

ChildrenSing in Worship, Volume 2

This volume presents another excellent collection of new music for singers aged 8 to 12 years. Written in a variety of styles, this collection of nine songs...

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

9781451424126

When We Eat This Bread

A wonderful anthem for any service of Holy Communion, the congregation can join on the refrain with familiar words. Scored for SATB choir, the verses are...

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Communion

9780800621582

Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land

Soulful and effortless, this well-known spiritual is set for unison voices with optional second and third part. A contrasting middle section adds interest and variety.

Voicing: Children's choir; Unison
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

9780800679187

What Is This Place?

The composer describes this piece as "Purcell's Bell Anthem meets Phillip Glass, J.S. Bach and Carl Orff for lunch." This music is fresh and unique,...

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

9780800678845

The King Shall Come

Thomas Keesecker has written an original melody for this well-known Advent hymn and a piano part that supports and enriches the choir's singing.

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

9781506447520

The New Gloria Deo, Volume 2

This graceful and accessible new collection of choral pieces can be used throughout the year. The varied voicing offers works from 2-part to SATB with divisi...

Difficulty: Easy-Medium

9781451424133