Choral

Suitable for Lent, Good Friday or general use.

TTBB - A new setting of the John Grape hymn.  Elvina Hall's text of the cross makes this a wonderful choice for Lent, although can be sung throughout the year because of the centrality of its doctrine.  Also available for SATB and SSAA...

Simple and sensitively arranged by Howard Helvey.  The flute part is included in the octavo.

A lovely combination of two favorite meditational hymns, Draw Me Nearer and Near to the Heart of God. Rich harmonies with a gently moving accompaniment combine to propel this setting for SATB choir and keyboard straight to the heart, making it perfect...

TTBB - A new setting of the John Grape hymn.  Elvina Hall's text of the cross makes this a wonderful choice for Lent, although can be sung throughout the year because of the centrality of its doctrine.  Also available for SATB and SSAA...

For the last several years, Lloyd Larson has provided us with a Lenten anthem which begins with newly composed material and ends with a well-known hymn.   Now Mr. Larson has taken the timeless words of Isaiah 53, set them with pathos and drama...

 SATB.  Good Friday services

Familiar words and a new refrain in a fresh, free setting. This powerful piece will quickly become a favorite. The final words of the refrain: “The Son of God, the righteous One is crucified for me” make the piece a perfect choice for Good...

John Ness Beck setting of the hymn-tune NEED for SATB choir. Appropriate for the Lenten season. 

Written in the style of a spiritual, this a cappella number paints a powerful portrait of the Savior upon the cross of Calvary.  The sense of weight - the weight of sin, the weight of time, the weight of loneliness - is the driving force behind the...

Lenten in character, although particularly effective for Good Friday.  Lyrics by Pamela Martin

SATB  Beginning with an a cappella melody reminiscent of palinsong, this anthem weaves the tale of the suffering Christ.  The pointed descriptions in J. M. Neale's text make this particularly vivid for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday services,...

Beckenhorst Press welcomes Rob Ellis to our choral catalog with this fine setting of "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross."  Set to a mournful tune, Isaac Watt's words take on a new meaning while the oboe comments with minor statements of the beloved...

What Wondrous Love! is an extended work that is comprised of four anthems, Love One Another, May They Be One, What Wondrous Love Is This? and Go to Dark Gethsemane, which may be sung separately or together.  Mr. Larson's addition of two obbligatto...

An SATB anthem particularly effective for Good Friday.  Lyrics by Pamela Martin and music by Craig Courtney.

This selection combines the traditional with 21st century expression. The Agnus Dei looks to the eternal with hope and glorious musical vision. Its Latin text, with some English, is appropriate in both concert and worship settings. May be performed with...

In this lyric SATB anthem, Mr. Larson has combined the beloved text of Charles H. Gabriel with a newly-composed melody that is singable, memorable and simple.  The themes of the cross, grace and redemption are especially meaningful during the Lenten...

For the last several years, Lloyd Larson has provided us with a Lenten anthem which begins with newly composed material and ends with a well-known hymn.   Now Mr. Larson has taken the timeless words of Isaiah 53, set them with pathos and drama...

An expressive, prayerful SATB anthem perfect for Lent, Good Friday, Holy Communion and general worship.  Lyrics by Susan Bentall Boersma.

Randy Edwards continues his a cappella series with choral etudes for Holy Week.  It offers selections for Palm Sunday, Easter and Tenebrae services (CS4B) complete with narration.  Optional brass, percussion (CS4A) and cello...

Experience the beloved hymn, And Can It Be, in a wonderful new SATB and piano setting. The tender, flowing accompaniment under a simple melody line gives rise to thoughtful consideration of the first two verses. Key changes lead through more emphatic...

J. Paul Williams’ words lead us from Gethsemane to Calvary and the tomb as we consider Christ’s sacrifice for our sins.  Larry Shackley creates a pensive mood through rich, modal harmony and an improvisatory accompaniment.  The...

 This haunting SATB anthem is appropriate for either general and Lenten services and tells of the sacrifice and cost of Christ's love. 

This lyric anthem traces the Messiah’s journey from the hosannas of Palm Sunday through the Garden of Gethsemane to the Cross, making it appropriate for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or the conclusion of Palm Sunday.  As always, Lloyd...

SATB  As the choir sings the words of J. Paul Williams, a scene unfolds before our eyes of the Savior mocked, scorned and crucified.  Lloyd Larson's mournful melody finally fades into the chorlae, O Sacred Head Now Wounded.