Sacred Music Sheet Music

Paul McCartney's 'Ecce Cor Meum' is an oratorio for soprano, boy trebles, chorus and orchestra. The world premiere performance was given on 3rd November, 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The US...

Prayer is a beautiful setting of a poem by Dana Gioia, written in memory of his infant son. Designed as a companion piece to Sure on this shining night, this choral work is timeless and poignant in to...

The Lord is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and...

This is a beautiful piece in melody and form, but what stands out even more is how composer Kevin Memley has used the voice to orchestrate the piece. Programmatic effects are tastefully incorporated i...

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling...

The anthem is selected from the Six Latin Hymns, Op. 40, written in 1912 by the Swedish organist and composer well known for his Te Deum for chorus and orchestra. In Latin, it is well suited for high...

SATB divisi with optional accompaniment. Originally an instrumental work, Swedish composer Gunnar Eriksson has created a remarkable experimental version for choir which is both deceptively simple and...

This elegant five-part a cappella work may also be performed doubling with organ or keyboard. A great selection for a mature choir.

The Word Was God is a deeply moving sacred choral anthem for mixed choir (SATB a cappella) that captivates singers and audiences alike. Based on the powerful and sublime text from the Gospel of John (...

This work is pure magic! Short rhythmic phrases, repeating and building on top of one another, contrasting sections, a dynamic and rewarding conclusion. The traditional Latin text makes it appropriate...

With both an English and a Swedish text, this simple tune and comforting text are perfect for general church services or the concert stage. The melody is passed around from one voice part to another b...

A fun, syncopated, spiritual-type piece for a cappella choir. There's also a part for a soprano solo. Requires a full group, as all parts divide at times. A rousing hand-clapper!

This collection assembles some of the finest examples of the different styles that developed in Europe during the Golden Age of the madrigal some 400 years ago. Volume 2 contains 15 madrigals in five...

This second book of anthems by Bob Chilcott assembles pieces in a wonderful range of styles and moods. The anthems have been carefully selected to be both approachable to a wide range of choirs and ap...

Displaying Chydenius's unique style, I am the great sun is a driven and focused setting of Charles Causley's poem. This is textured choral writing: you'll find imitative passages, melodic and rhythmic...

Setting a text spoken by Nurse Edith Cavell on the eve of her execution in 1915 and re-fashioned by the poet Sean Street, McDowall has created a work of haunting beauty. It is equally suitable for fun...

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

This simple, well-crafted motet is bright, optimistic, and compelling. Skempton employs artful homophony and sensitive word-setting, and the repetitions of the opening refrain build towards an effecti...

Skempton's setting of the Preces and Responses is simple, well-crafted, and harmonically rewarding, and is perfect for choirs seeking new material for the liturgy.

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overri...

Experience deeply moving vocal music with the traditional evening hymn "Christe, qui lux es et dies" (O Christ, who art the light and day), published by Oxford University Press. Scored for unaccompani...

Rejoice in the Lord is a fast, festive, and joyful setting of Psalm 33. After an exuberant opening, a lively organ passage leads into a beautiful moment of stillness in the choir, unaccompanied, creat...

This gently flowing, contemplative sacred choral work sets words from Isaiah 26 and Psalm 73, expressing gratitude for God's protection and guidance. McGlade includes a short passage which may be sung...

This solemn yet dramatic work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that are at once steadfast and arresting, reflecting the mystery of the immaculate con...

This poignant memorial anthem pairs the composer's English translation of the Requiem's 'In paradisum' with a profoundly beautiful melody and quietly expressive harmonies. The largely homophonic textu...