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Children's Anthem

Go Out and Share!
Written by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Benediction / Worship / Missions / Evangelism
An excellent work to use with inter-generational choirs.

If I Were
Words by John Cashion • Composed by John Cashion
Advent / Christmas
The extremely witty text with equally balanced melodic line makes this piece delightful. It will be an instant hit with children's choirs.

Jesus Cares
Words by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Assurance / Hope / Worship
In spite of all our imperfections, Christ loves and cares for us – what a marvelous assurance for children and adults alike.

Jesus Is Born
Written by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Advent / Christmas
Allows the children to proclaim the "good news" of Jesus Christ’s birth through different means [singing, ringing bells, tapping sticks, shaking a tambourine, playing drums].

Sing! Sing! It's Christmas Time
Words by Marilyn Fightmaster • Music by Marilyn Fightmaster
Advent / Christmas
Up-tempo with a memorable tune--is an excellent work for children's voices.

Sing to the Lord
Written by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Call to Worship / Praise / Worship
This work sings itself, choirs will thoroughly enjoy this call to worship.

Sing Your Praise!
Written by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Call to Worship / Praise / Worship
A modern psalm written for children that presents a call for all to sing their praise to the Lord!

We Are the Children of the Lord
Written by Marilyn Fightmaster • Composed by Marilyn Fightmaster
Call to Worship / Discipleship / Praise / Worship
"We are children of the Lord, we come to worship Him. We bring our gifts, we bring our love; but most of all, we bring our lives to Him."

Contemporary

I Know that My Redeemer Lives
Words by Nan Allen • Composed by Dennis Allen
Christian Life / Conversion / Resurrection
This is a well written and conceived piece and will be especially appreciated by the younger singers and modern setting.

Many Gifts, One Spirit
Words by Nan Allen • Composed by Dennis Allen
Christian Unity / Spiritual Gifts
Written for the Samford University B.S.U., "Many Gifts" has a wonderful appeal for the college choir with a directive suitable for any service concerning the body of Christ.

Hymn Arrangement

Alas, and Did My Saviour Bleed
Arranged by Don Phillips
Communion / General / Holy Week / Stewardship / Discipleship
This hymn arrangement is based on the Isaac Watts text with the AVON tune.

At the Cross
Hymn Arrangement • Arranged by Don Phillips
Cross / Lent / Redemption
At once easily accessible, Don Phillips' arrangement of Isaac Watts' text and Ralph Hudson's tune is a delight to sing.

Bow Down Low
Arranged by Johnie Dean
Communion / Confession / Consecration / Discipleship / Growth / Repentance
This will be a number your choir will enjoy singing for years.

I Need Thee Every Hour
Arranged by Johnie Dean
Consecration / Discipleship / Faith / General / Prayer
Johnie Dean has taken this hymn tune and text and offered several variations throughout the anthem.

New Setting

At Calvary
Words by William R. Newell • Music by Kevin L. Raybuck
Cross / Lent / Redemption
The anthem portrays the remorse of one once indifferent to the cross of Christ and breaks through to the victory found in the knowledge of His great love.

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Composed by
Dorothy J. Smith
Christmas
Scored for SATB Choir with Piano and Handbells, Dorothy has given us a Christmas gem.

I Know Whom I Have Believed
Words by David Whittle, altered by John Cashion • Composed by
John Cashion
Assurance / Faith / Grace / Trust
Sensitively set to this 19th century text, John Cashion breathes new life into this hymn text.

In Christ There Is No East or West
Words Adapted from John Oxenham and Philippians 2:1-2 • Music by Kevin Raybuck
Christian Unity / General
This hymn text on Christian unity blended with the second chapter of Philippians focuses on the importance of singularity in the body of Christ today.

O God of Earth and Altar
Words by G. K. Chesterson • Composed by Albert Warren
Dedication / Worship / Discipleship / Prayer
Hauntingly beautiful with its incomplete harmonies (oftentimes minus the third or the fifth of the chord) and descending vocal lines.

Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Composed by Kevin Raybuck
Adoration / General / Praise
Filled with rhythmic energy and set to new music, "Rejoice, The Lord Is King" is interrupted at the center point to introduce the doxology text usually heard to the "Old 100th" tune.

We'll Sing and Shout!
Music by Dennis Allen
Assurance / Heaven / Trust / General
Sit back and enjoy this new gospel number, it will be a crowd pleaser and a choir favorite.

Original Anthem

The Answer
Words and Music by Johnny Carr • Arranged by John V. Link
Evangelism / Missions / Discipleship / Service
Exhorts the listener to share Jesus Christ with those "outside of our circle."

Be Strong in the Lord
Words taken from Ephesians 6:10-17 • Music by Johnie Dean
Consecration / Discipleship / Faith / General
The opening choral section is a strong statement of the text: "be strong in the Lord", while the stanzas tend to be more introspective.

He's with Us Still
Words and Music by Don Phillips
Faith / Assurance / Anniversary / Stewardship / General
SATB with some divisi sections, this statement of faith and assurance is a delight to sing.

It's Resurrection Day!
Written by Ken Day • Composed by Johnie Dean
Easter / Resurrection / Victory / General
A picturesque text on the Easter story, this work ends with vitality and joy—"O Hallelujah world—it's Resurrection Day!"

I Will Follow Him
Words and Tune by Dorothy J. Smith • Piano Accompaniment by Johnie Dean
Consecration / Discipleship / Faith / General
The text is a direct reflection of the composer’s struggles as she deals with life changes.

I Will Sing Praise to the Lord
Music by Johnie Dean
Praise / General / Service Music
Layers are added throughout this anthem to create a potpourri of praise.

Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Arranged by Don Phillips
Assurance / Faith / Faith / Grace / General
The move to the minor mode and use of syncopated stanzas creates a new rendering of this tune and text.

Let All His People Sing!
Words and Music by Johnny Carr and Don Phillips
Faith / Praise / Trust / General / Palm Sunday
It is exciting to sing about the love of God, and this new anthem captures that enthusiasm.

Perfect Peace
Words by Nan Allen • Composed by Dennis Allen
General / Peace
"
Perfect Peace" remains centered in a thoughtful fashion on the peace of God—and that concordance attained!

A Simple Faith
Words by John Cashion • Composed by John Cashion
Faith / Discipleship / Dedication / Assurance
A sensitive text and anthem that offers this devotional sentiment: "I need a simple faith,..."

Spirit of Peace Descend
Words by Ken Day • Music by Johnie Dean
Peace / Discipleship / General / Missions / Prayer
This anthem would be quite effective as a follow-up to a special prayer time in a worship service.

Undeserving
Words and Tune by Jim Niehoff • Arranged by Don Phillips
Grace / General / Faith / Thanksgiving / Renewal / Revival
You will enjoy the touch of 'southern gospel' this work displays.

The Vision of Isaiah
Text from Isaiah 6:1-8 • Composed by Gilbert Roller
Worship / Holiness / Missions / Dedication
An extended choral anthem, he backdrop being that our Holy and all-powerful Lord calls each of us to serve.

Service Music
Before Thy Throne
Written by Gilbert Roller • Composed by Gilbert Roller
Call to Prayer / Choral Response / Worship
A collection of eight prayer invitations, with approaches to text and music that are refreshingly new.

Lead This Child, Precious Lord
Written and Composed by Dorothy J. Smith
Benediction / Choral Response / Worship / Parent-Child Dedication
A set of two beautiful pieces that expresses the theme of God’s leadership in our lives.

We Come Unto Our Father
Written by Gilbert Roller and others • Composed by Gilbert Roller
Call to Worship / Choral Response / Worship
A collection of four worship invitations that leads us into the presence of the Lord.

Scripture Setting

The Lord Bless You
Composed by Kevin Raybuck
Adoration / General / Praise
"The Lord Bless You" is a fresh perspective on the familiar text from Numbers.

Traditional Spiritual

We Shall Walk Thro' the Valley
Arranged by Johnie Dean
Assurance / Comfort / Eternal Life / General
This arrangement focuses on the texts of "peace in the valley" and "no sorrow in heaven."

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