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Setting a text by the composer, this choral hymn addresses God, the risen Christ, and the Holy Spirit in turn, with a strong sense of worship and adoration. With an appealing melody, sumptuous harmoni...

Fresh and unsentimental, this setting is as beautiful as the familiar anthem by Stainer of this much-loved text, and a worthy alternative.

A favourite text and tune of singers and listeners alike, this festival hymn is given new life in this upbeat 7/8 setting. The central section is legato and chorale-like, making for a beautiful contra...

This is No. 4 of Four American Folk Hymns which draw on the rich folk traditions of New England and rural Southern United States. Mack Wilberg has taken a low-key approach in his arrangements allowing...

This American folk hymn captures the optimism and strength of the early pioneers through musical textures and sounds of the old west. This is a joy to perform, especially as the rhythm becomes syncopa...

This short piece sets a heartening text by David Warner, long-time collaborator with Wilberg. The simple melody and homophonic choral harmonies are accompanied by warm, flowing quavers in 12/8, played...

This joyous setting of Psalm 145 is an emphatic statement of praise. Homophonic rhythms unite the singers in their presentation of the text, while a sprightly piano accompaniment drives the music forw...

This is a flexible hymn for general worship, with an original hymn tune ('Charleston') by Howard Helvey. Either Francis Scott Key's 'Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee' or Charles Wesley's 'Love...

Fuller's 'Evening Hymn' with the plainsong melody 'Te lucis ante terminum'.

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

This rhapsodic anthem sets verses from Psalm 95 and features contrasting sections, changing metre, and a buoyant organ part.

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...

A lyric and serene sacred song, foreshadowing the mood of the Requiem.

Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems, A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part.

This radiant anthem explores the theme of light, with luminescent harmonies and a virtuosic organ part. The text is by Dr Marcus Tomalin, after Dante's Paradiso, and Bednall's word painting is highly...

This joyous setting of Psalm 145 is an emphatic statement of praise. Homophonic rhythms unite the singers in their presentation of the text, while a sprightly piano accompaniment drives the music forw...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

This rhapsodic anthem sets verses from Psalm 95 and features contrasting sections, changing metre, and a buoyant organ part.

Locus iste is an atmospheric setting of a well-known Latin text. With an ever-changing time signature, Todd's writing is gentle but effective; the mysterious piano accompaniment combined with the diss...

This bright and exultant arrangement of Michael Praetorius's melody 'Puer nobis nascitur' is presented with two text options: 'O splendor of God's glory bright' for general worship and 'That Easter da...

This bright and exultant arrangement of Michael Praetorius's melody 'Puer nobis nascitur' is presented with two text options: 'O splendor of God's glory bright' for general worship and 'That Easter da...

In this expressive setting, Chilcott adapts the Prayer of St Francis, with its focus on peace and unity. A semi-chorus, which may be taken from within the choir or by an upper-voice or children's choi...

This anthem sets a powerful poem by John Henry Newman that reflects on the spirituality of solitude. An alternative accompaniment for guitar (the composer's original instrumentation) is available for...

Guitar part for James Whitbourn's setting of a powerful poem by John Henry Newman for mixed voices.