Sacred Music

Everything has its time: being born and dying, laughing and crying, planting and uprooting, embracing and letting go, giving something up and trying again, being strong and weak, hating and loving. Th...

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want (Psalm 23). The idea of what it means for a nomad in the desert regions of Sinai to sit on a green meadow at a laid table in the face of his enemies and reviv...

This touching setting of the Lord's Prayer is combined with a plea in the refrain. It takes up the intercession in a condensed form and allows it to flow into the "Prayer of the Lord". A composition t...

The word of the Lord is true, and what he promises he will surely keep! - This 4th verse is probably the best known from the 33rd Psalm. It has accompanied many generations of people as a baptism, con...

Sometimes people feel hopelessly overwhelmed to cope with all of life's challenges. Sometimes they are on the verge of depression, feel abandoned by God and ask: Lord, am I still your daughter, am I s...

We don't know who the woman in Bethany was who did something outrageous. She entered a group of men where Jesus was sitting with his disciples and anointed him with a very expensive oil. She treated h...

What a beautiful idea: when I have died and arrived in God's kingdom, the first thing I want to do is dance a rock'n roll with Jesus. I have often asked him for help in painful times. But now, on this...

What would it have been like if I had grown up as Jesus' neighbor's child? How would I have reacted when he began to heal people? Would I have believed that he worked miracles? What would I have said...

The narrator of this song finds the empty tomb on Easter morning. Jesus is no longer there. Instead, a man dressed in white is sitting there and tells him that Jesus has risen from the dead. The narra...

The setting of the 121st Psalm, in which the poet sings of looking up to the place where God dwells. In the midst of the ups and downs of life, especially in difficult times, it is important to look u...

This song of blessing is an excerpt song at the end of a gospel concert or a church service. It is the wishes that the choir gives its listeners on their way. "May the almighty God be with you and gui...

In the song, a person asks for his life to be placed in the vastness of God. And he absolutely needs that. The psalmist tells of the hardships and temptations in his life, of enemies who are a burden...

From the Gospels we know of Jesus' birth, of his conversation with the priests in the temple when he was twelve years old, that he probably started preaching at 30 and died on the cross at 33. But we...

The fact that Jesus' love is not a one-way street becomes clear in this song. "Take my love so that it can give you strength, come into my arms so that I can comfort you and if you need a shoulder to...

Is it about God and Jesus or is it about a person? Both are possible when it means: You are my home, my castle, my retreat. Where I feel safe and unconditionally loved. You are the one I have been loo...

Jesus is often only perceived as the man who died on the cross. We know that he was much more than that. He was a preacher, a healer and gave people the feeling that God was close to them and not some...

When we have to say goodbye to a deceased friend, we are sad and think back. We remember the many conversations, the moments when we laughed together, the wishes and fears we shared. And yet there is...

Bob Chilcott, described by the Observer newspaper as a contemporary hero of British choral music, has been working as a choral composer and conductor since leaving The King's Singers in 1997. While in...

A new take on this beloved Latin text, combining more rhythmic passages with sustained chords, this work contains lush harmonies with wonderful dynamic contrast and captures both the celebration and t...

There is an unrelenting confidence in this anthem which affirms the faithfulness of God in the life of the believer. This joyful declaration of hope is set to a vigorous musical concept, with a rhythm...

The arrangements in this collection represent 80 per cent of Duruflé's entire a cappella oeuvre, with three from the four Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens Op. 10 (1960) alongside Notre Père Op....

A modern sacred song that is truly a classic, this treasured message in music is arranged with thoughtful craftsmanship. Adorned with serenity, the anthem unfolds with graceful harmonies that capture...

A perennial favorite is treated to new sonic clothing in this engaging arrangement. Filled with innovative choral contrasts, this fresh approach provides many moments to linger over. Audiences will th...

In October-November 1888, J. P. E. Hartmann composed six songs to texts by Ernst von der Recke. These are the then 83-year-old composer’s tribute to love. In the sequence presented here, the narrator...

Light and fun writing highlights this easy-to-learn, a cappella arrangement of the popular spiritual. Beginning with a rhythmic bass line, the upper voices chime in with the familiar melody, adding ca...