Choral

A rousing setting of the well-known Isaiah text often assigned for Advent.

The hymn tune MELITA lends dignity and power to Edward Mote’s classic words in this formal setting.  A solo trumpet opens the anthem, foreshadowing the final verse of the hymn “when He shall come with trumpet sound”.  A free,...

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.  

Palm Sunday for choir and  tambourine, with a decided Hebrew flavor  Enhanced by the insertion of the Lift Up Your Heads O Gates text set to the traditional Hebrew melody, LEON.  Tambourine part (BP1881A) is available. Companion products...

A John Ness Beck classic for SSAATB choir for the Advent and Christmas season.

A passionate and delicate new setting of the Philip Bliss text THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS JESUS written for SATB choir and piano. While suitable for any celebration of worship, this would be a wonderful addition to your Christmas Eve service.

An easily learned a cappella anthem for the Advent season.

John Ness Beck's Festival of Psalms demonstrate some of his most inventive composing and in this SATB the traditional text is paired with optional 3 trumpets and three trombone parts (BP1151A) as well as organ.  Companion products (digital...

SATB - appropriate for Advent.  Lyrics by Trilby Carter Jordan

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 anthem of praise is suitable for the average church...

An exciting SATB setting with a strong, rhythmic accompaniment, offering a wonderful opportunity for a strong soloist. Based on the Isaiah 52:8-10 prophesy.  Suitable for any occasion, but particularly effective for Advent.   Also...

For general worship with an alternate text for the Advent season.  Lyrics by Herb Frombach.  Parts for violin and bass (BP1788A) are available.  Also available for SAB voicing in the collection Small But Mighty II. Companion products...

This lyrical song of Christmastime speaks of our need to celebrate the reality of Christmas all year long.  It's simple and sincere words make it a perfect benediction for services during the Advent or Christmas season or the Sunday after...

A beautiful SATB setting of a Christina Rossetti’s poem with additional “Gloria” sections. Its quiet, meditative tone and the longing nature of the text make it a strong addition to any Advent service and perfect for Christmas Eve. 

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?  Not by any outward sign, but by the transformation He...

Michael Jothen has crafted an SATB piece perfect for the beginning of your Christmas festival. The bouyant rhythms and open a cappella harmonies create a perfect opportunity for a processional and even present opportunities for simple percussion and...

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 contribute to the tremendous appeal of this Christmas...

This tender SATB anthem perfectly paints the story of the Advent journey. 

An easily learned a cappella anthem for the Advent season.

A bouyant, rhythmic opening theme helps set the mood for this SATB anthem appropriate. The B-section features a beautiful SATB chorale before returning to the compound metric closing. Appropriate for Christ the King Sunday, Christmas, or Palm Sunday.

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 celebration of the new life he has secured for those...

This eloquent and flowing SATB anthem is fitting for the Christmas season.  Lyrics by John Parker.

This anthem was written to be learned by choirs of all sizes in one or two rehearsals.  Joyful energy and a Fanny Crosby text.

An exciting SATB setting with a strong, rhythmic accompaniment, offering a wonderful opportunity for a strong soloist. Based on the Isaiah 52:8-10 prophesy.  Suitable for any occasion, but particularly effective for Advent.   Also...

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. This David Lantz anthem is set simply and beautifully...