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  • I Wonder as I Wander - Pederson

    I Wonder as I Wander - Pederson

    Kyle Pederson

    Kyle Pederson creates a striking and ethereal tone poem in this fantasy-like carol setting for chorus, piano, and optional C instrument. Traditional text and tune combine with newly written words as...

    $2.75
  • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Kile

    O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Kile

    Timothy Kile

    A newly composed stirring refrain unifies the stanzas of the traditional chant melody in this highly accessible and easily learned anthem. Worth a look as a new framing for a familiar hymn in your...

    $2.75
  • O Bethlehem

    O Bethlehem

    Christin Kieckhafer

    This new music for the "O Little Town of Bethlehem" text moves from dark silence to bright hope and eventual abiding peace, as it traces the coming of Emmanuel. Optional cello part included in choral...

    $2.75
  • I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

    I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

    Erik Dewar and Dan Forrest

    Beckenhorst's Congregational Anthem series features choral anthems with easily-learned parts and significant congregational involvement, for accessible but powerful expressions of singing in worship...

    $2.68
  • Prayer for Shalom

    Prayer for Shalom

    Kyle Pederson

    Kyle Pederson's gift for songwriting is on full display in this heartfelt prayer for peace. Folk and classical styles blend seamlessly as the choir both asks for shalom, then offers shalom to the...

    $2.75
  • No Night There

    No Night There

    Dan Forrest

    "God is with us, God is for us; do not be afraid." Dan Forrest interweaves this refrain with comforting quotes from Scripture, "There shall be no night there, no crying there; God shall wipe away...

    $2.50
  • How Dark the Night

    How Dark the Night

    Molly Ijames

    Molly Ijames' arrangement of this newly written Christmas hymn frames the nativity story in a haunting narrative about the darkness of waiting and the coming of Christ's light. Each stanza explores...

    $2.50
  • Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Forrest

    Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Forrest

    Dan Forrest

    An exhilarating new festival setting of Wesley's revered hymn text, to HYFRYDOL. Rhythmic accents, brilliant scoring, motivic development, optional congregational involvement, a cappella middle...

    $2.75
  • Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

    Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

    Dan Forrest

    This exhilarating new festival setting of HYFRYDOL will quickly become a favorite opening for your Advent or Christmas concerts! Rhythmic accents, brilliant scoring, motivic development, optional...

    $2.75
  • The Long-Expected Hour

    The Long-Expected Hour

    Howard Helvey

    Howard Helvey's impeccable attention to voice leading and exquisite sense of style are on full display in this a cappella anthem for Advent, setting Thomas Campbell text to an Early American ballad...

    $2.35
  • Come, Dearest Child

    Come, Dearest Child

    Ralph Manuel

    With lyrics by Johann Rist and additional lyrics by Fred Pratt Green.  The scope of this wonderful Christmas anthem broadens with each stanza, from the birth and mission of the Christ child to a...

    $2.50
  • What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright?

    What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright?

    Howard Helvey

    It is difficult to imagine a Christmas Eve Candlelight service without this beautiful carol for mixed choir. It is also appropriate for Epiphany and is, fortunately, accessible for singers and...

    $2.50
  • Hail to the Lord's Anointed

    Hail to the Lord's Anointed

    Timothy Shaw

    A strong musical and textual statement, useful for any occasion of worship all year, but especially powerful on Christmas morning. Scored for SATB choir and piano, this new setting of a time-honored...

    $2.50
  • A Spotless Rose

    A Spotless Rose

    Ethan McGrath

    A setting of the 15th century German carol, beautiful in its simplicity, scored for SATB choir and organ or piano.  It can be enhanced by the addition of a string quartet or string orchestra...

    $2.35
  • Who But the Lord?

    Who But the Lord?

    Craig Courtney

    An opening tenor/bass chant of an obscure verse of “O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL” sets the stage for this contemplative consideration of Isaiah 58. While perfect for Advent, the encouraging,...

    $2.50
  • O Come, Emmanuel

    O Come, Emmanuel

    Elaine Hagenberg

    A treasured Advent hymn is reborn in this haunting new setting. Scored for SATB choir and piano with optional cello part available for purchase. The integrity and strength of the text is beautifully...

    $2.75
  • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Helvey

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Helvey

    Howard Helvey

    This glorious arrangement of the treasured original is scored for mixed choir and piano. A cappella sections are seamlessly woven into the fabric of voices in combination with exquisite accompaniment...

    $2.35
  • Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

    Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

    Howard Helvey

    This spirited setting of the Goudimel melody is sure to be a favorite for Advent year after year. Scored for mixed choir, piano and optional tambourine, this delightful choral setting and rhythmic...

    $2.50
  • While We Pray

    While We Pray

    David Lantz III

    A wonderful call to prayer offering the opportunity to confess our frailty and failures and the need for forgiveness and mercy, ending with the stunning realization that it is while we pray, we live...

    $2.35
  • When Morning Gilds the Skies

    When Morning Gilds the Skies

    John Ness Beck

    John Ness Beck has scored Joseph Barnby's hymn tune, Laudes Domini, for SSAATBB chorus with an invigorating and challenging piano and organ accompaniment.

    $2.35
  • Two Carols for Advent

    Two Carols for Advent

    John Ness Beck

    For use during Advent, John Ness Beck's SATB chorus features the hymn tunes WATCHMAN, and MORNING SONG.

    $2.50
  • Thou Shalt Know Him When He Comes

    Thou Shalt Know Him When He Comes

    Michael Larkin

    We are pleased to welcome Michael Larkin to the Beckenhorst Press catalog with this simple, sensitive setting of an ancient Advent text.  How will we recognize the Messiah when He comes? ...

    $2.35
  • The Promise

    The Promise

    Russell Nagy

    As Christ came to fulfill the promises foretold by prophets, so He will come again tobring everlasting peace and joy.  That advent message is sung to a hauntingly modal melody and a...

    $2.50
  • Surely the Time Is Near

    Surely the Time Is Near

    Lloyd Larson

    A thoughtful setting for SATB choir and keyboard speaking to the anticipation of the Promised One. This Advent anthem is well within the reach of the average church choir. Lyrics by Jan McGuire...

    $2.35
  • Song of the Stars

    Song of the Stars

    Lloyd Larson

    The theme of light is interwoven throughout this gentle anthem which takes us from creation to the manger scene.  A flowing accompaniment, contemporary harmonies and a memorable refrain all...

    $2.50
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