August 25 2008

August 25, 2008

Practical Tools
Vern Sanders

Lists, part 2

Got Anthems?
Where did the summer go? Last month I gave you several lists: the Super 15, 30 ways to write a great worship chorus, and 50 questions to ask when you are interviewing a church for a new position. This month, thanks to the generosity of Lois Bock, I'm pleased to reproduce Fred Bock's 101 Favorite Anthems. This list originally appeared in the now out-of-print book Creating Four-Part Harmony, which was co-written by Fred and Lois, and published in 1989 by Hope. Interestingly enough, when I told the folks at Pine Lake Music, who, like any full-service music dealer, can get these anthems for you, about the list, they checked, and, essentially 20 years later, only 3 are out of print (including Ralph Carmichael's The New 23rd...which should be in print). So...if you are still short a few anthems for this (or any) choir year, this list will be invaluable. In fact there is only one title on this list that I, at...ahem...my age, have neither done nor heard of. These are truly "standard repertoire." Enjoy.

Fred Bock's 101 Favorite Anthems

General Anthems

All That Hath Life and Breath - Rene Clausen (Mark Foster)

Alleluia - Randall Thompson (E.C. Schirmer)

Awake My Heart - Jane Marshall (H.W. Gray)

Best of Rooms, The - Randall Thompson (E.C. Schirmer)

Come, Let Us Sing - Giovanni Gabrieli (Shawnee Press)

Deep River - arr. Norman Luboff (Walton)

E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come - Paul Manz (MorningStar)

Festival Te Deum - Fred Bock (Gentry)

Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter (Oxford)

Give Me Jesus - arr. L.L. Fleming (Augsburg)

Glorious Everlasting - Thomas Cousins (Brodt)

God Bring Thy Sword - Ron Nelson (Boosey & Hawkes)

God is Our Refuge and Strength - Allen Pote (Hope)

Great Lord God, Thy Kingdom Shall Endure! - George F. Handel (Theodore Presser)

Holy is the Lord - Franz Schubert (H.T. Fitzsimons)

How Excellent is Thy Name - Eugene Butler (Bourne)

I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills - Allen Pote (Hope)

I Love the Lord - Hank Beebe (Hinshaw)

I Sing the Greatness of Our God - Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

In the Shadow of His Wings - Ken Medema (Ron Harris Music)

Kyrie Eleison (from Solemn Mass) - Louis Vierne (Mark Foster)

Last Words of David, The - Randall Thompson (E.C. Schirmer)

Lead Me, Lord - Samuel Wesley (arr. Fred Bock) (Fred Bock Music)

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing - Robert Baker (H.W. Gray)

Light of the World - Paul Sjolund (Hinshaw)

Lord Bless You and Keep You, The - John Rutter (Hinshaw)

Lord is My Shepherd, The - Thomas Matthews (H.T. Fitzsimons)

Lord, Sancitfy Me, Wholly - Jean Pasquet (H.T. Fitzsimons)

Majesty and Glory of Your Name, The - Tom Fettke (Word)

Morning Star, The - Paul Sjolund (Word) OUT OF PRINT

My Eternal King - Jane Marshall (Carl Fischer)

New 23rd, The - Ralph Carmichael (Lexicon) OUT OF PRINT

None Other Lamb - Craig Courtney (Beckenhorst Press)

Now Sing We Joyfully unto God - Gordon Young (Shawnee Press)

O Lord, Our God - Ovid Young (Gentry)

O Love that Will Not Let Me Go - John Ness Beck (Beckenhorst Press)

On Eagle's Wings - Michael Joncas (N.A.L.R.)

One Hundred Fiftieth Psalm, The - Howard Hanson (Carl Fischer)

Praise His Holy Names - Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

Psalm 148 - Gustav Holst (Galaxy)

Saul - Egil Hovland (Walton)

Secret of Christ, The - Richard Shepherd (Royal School of Church Music)

Sing and Rejoice - Will James (H.T. Fitzsimons)

Sing My Soul, His Wondrous Love - Ned Rorem (C.F. Peters)

Sing Unto God - George F. Handel (Carl Fischer)

Sing We Merrily - Sydney Campbell (Novello)

Sweet, Sweet Spirit - arr. Alan Davies (Fred Bock Music)

Thank the Lord - Rene Clausen (Mark Foster)

Thanks We Give - Dale Wood (Chroisters Guild)

We Have Come to Worship You - C. Harry Causey (Fred Bock Music)

Ye Shall Go Out with Joy - Hank Beebe (Hinshaw)

Ye Shall Go Out with Joy - John Ness Beck (Kjos)

Standard Repertoire

Gloria in Excelsis Deo - W. A. Mozart (G. Schirmer)

Hallelujah! (Mt. of Olives) - Ludwig Beethoven (G. Schirmer)

How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place - Johannes Brahms (G. Schirmer)

If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments - Thomas Tallis (G. Schirmer)

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J. S. Bach (G. Schirmer)

Let Thy Holy Presence - Peter Tschesnokoff (Fred Bock Music)

O, How Lovely - Anton Bruckner (H.T. Fitzsimons)

The Omnipotence - Franz Schubert (G. Schirmer)

Praise the Lord in His Holy Place (SAB) - I. Lewandowski (Gentry)

Sheep May Safely Graze - J. S. Bach (Galaxy)

Hymn Arrangements

Abide with Me - arr. Lucy Hirt (Fred Bock Music)

All People that on Earth Do Dwell - arr. Florence Jolley (Lawson-Gould)

Canticle of Faithfulness - arr. Dan Bird (Hope)

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain - arr. Fred Bock (Hinshaw)

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come - arr. Paul Sjolund & Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

A Holy Festival - arr. John Ness Beck (Fred Bock Music)

I Need Thee Every Hour - arr. John Ness Beck (Beckenhorst Press)

Joy to the World, the Lord is Coming! - arr. Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

Kum Bah Yah - arr. Paul Sjolund (Hinshaw)

Lift High the Cross - arr. Carl Schalk (Concordia)

My Faith Looks Up to Thee - arr. Paul Sjolund (Hinshaw)

O For a Heart to Praise My God - arr. Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

Praise God! - arr. Fred Bock (Sacred Music Press)

Put On the Whole Armour of God - arr. John Ness Beck (Beckenhorst Press)

Thou Art God! - arr. John Ness Beck (Beckenhorst Press)

Upon this Rock - arr. John Ness Beck (G. Schirmer)

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - arr. Gilbert Martin (Theodore Presser)

Advent-Christmas-Epiphany

He Came Here for Me - Ron Nelson (Boosey & Hawkes)

Hodie, Christus Natus Est - Mary E. Caldwell (Gentry)

Hosanna to the Son of David - Daniel Moe (Theodore Presser)

I Look from Afar - Anthony Piccolo (Royal School of Church Music)

Joyful Alleluias - John Weaver (Boosey & Hawkes)

Now is Born the Divine Christ Child - arr. Roger Wagner (Lawson-Gould)

Peace, Peace - Rick & Sylvia Powell (Fred Bock Music)

Sing We Now of Christmas - arr. Fred Prentice (Gentry)

Thou Shalt Know Him When He Comes - Hal Hopson (Harold Flammer)

The Three Kings - Healey Willan (Oxford)

Lent-Palm Sunday-Easter

An Easter Symphony - arr. Milton Rusch (Fred Bock Music)

Christ is Risen - Jan Sanborn (Fred Bock Music)

Christ is Risen - Paul Sjolund (Walton)

Day of Resurrection, The - Thomas Matthews (H.T. Fitzsimons)

Hosanna to the Son of David - Daniel Moe (Theodore Presser)

Jesus, Born to Die - Allan Petker (Fred Bock Music)

Procession of Palms - Malcolm Williamson (G. Schirmer)

Quando Corpus Morietur - Giovanni Rossini (Gentry)

Requiem (Cantata) - Gabriel Faure (H.T. Fitzsimons)

Service of Darkness (Cantata) - Dale Wood (Harold Flammer)

With the Waving of Palms - Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

Communion

Come Share the Lord - Bryan Jeffery Leech (Fred Bock Music)

Come to Me - Craig Courtney (Fred Bock Music)

Take, Eat - Fred Bock (Fred Bock Music)

Tantum Ergo - William Mathias (Oxford)

There is a Redeemer - Melody Green (Sparrow) OUT OF PRINT

Ubi Caritas - Maurice Durufle (Editions Durand)

Final Thoughts
Fred Bock has been gone, now, for about ten years. His contributions to the world of music ministry can't be underestimated. Here are two examples: If you are a composer, and receive the "standard" ten percent royalty from your publisher, or if you routinely use Hymns for the Family of God, you have Fred to thank. On a personal note, I knew first hand of Fred's wit and impeccable timing. Yet whenever I asked him a serious question, he did not hesitate to share whatever he knew. A true mentor, he did not consider his knowledge to be a "family secret." From one professional to another...I urge you to keep this in mind whenever you have an opportunity to be a mentor. Share what you know graciously, in the spirit that binds us all together in the calling we have accepted.
Blessings.

Vern Sanders
Vern is the publisher of Creator Magazine. He has served in some form of church music and worship leadership for 40 years in a variety of denominations both in the US and in Canada. He is currently Director of Worship at First Presbyterian Church, Grover Beach, California. Vern regularly consults with churches and church leaders. Click on his name above to email him.
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