10 More Anthems for about 10 Singers
Continuing the acclaimed series of choral collections for smaller choirs, this invaluable and economical compilation from Lorenz is a perfect solution no matter how few in number or vocally unbalanced your faithful choir may be.

Contributing composers include Mark Burrows, Victor Johnson, Lloyd Larson, Mary McDonald, Joseph Martin, Larry Shackley, Jean Anne Shafferman, and Ruth Elaine Schram.

Aaron, the Allergic Shepherd
There's a new shepherd on the job in Bethlehem, but he's got a problem. He's allergic to sheep! Meanwhile, a miracle is about to happen up the street in a local stable that will change his life.

The Book/CD Combination includes everything you need to prepare and present this easy, 17-minute musical. Perfect for grades K - 4, suitable for as few as 8 children, or many more.

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All God's Children Gotta Sing!
This versatile collection compiled by Lloyd Larson is designed with the needs of small choirs or those with limited rehearsal time in mind. It is ideal for intergenerational choirs, senior adult choirs, or any group of people who love to sing. Composers include Ruth Elaine Schram, Lloyd Larson, Mary McDonald, Larry Shackley, Jean Anne Shafferman, and Natalie Sleeth.

Songs include: "Fount of Every Blessing" (Larson); "Go Ye Therefore" (McDonald); "Good and Simple Gifts" (Sleeth & Shafferman); "Lord, I Know I Been Changed" (Shackley); "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" (Larson); "Sing a New Song to the Lord" (Sleeth & Shafferman); "Stand Up!" (McDonald); and "That Promised Land" (Schram). Accompaniment CD available.

Augsburg Choirbook for Women
This collection offers diverse musical selections for choirs of all ages and abilities from high school through adult. The high quality and accessible music will be useful to church, college and community choirs. The volume contains a cappella settings as well as gospel settings with piano and voicings from unison to SSAA, including Ruth Elaine Schram's SSA arrangement of "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep". It may be ordered directly from the publisher.

Carols A to Z
The 38 settings of hymns and carols in this Piano Solo Collection cover every facet and mood of the Christmas narrative from Advent to Epiphany. Fourteen of your favorite composers created processionals, lullabies, meditations, and outbursts of unrestrained joy that range in style from classical to folk, jazz and world music. Among the composers included are: Pepper Choplin, Lloyd Larson, Ruth Elaine Schram, Larry Shackley, Anna Laura Page, and many more. Titles include: A La Nanita Nana, Angels We Have Heard on High; Bring a Torch; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; How Great Our Joy!; The Wexford Carol; Ye Nations All, on You I Call; and others both familiar and new to your congregation.

Carols We Love
Similar to its predecessor, Hymns We Love, six well-known contemporary church music composers have each chosen two of their favorite carols to be included in this collection for piano. As an added bonus, each arranger tells why they chose these particular pieces and why they set them as they did. A wonderful addition to your keyboard library, or a perfect Christmas gift for your favorite pianist!

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Christmas Carol Celebrations
Celebrate the season by combining your musical resources with this versatile collection of ten of the most popular Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany hymns. These titles, scored for handbells and keyboard, function as stand-alone offerings and may be used to heighten the corporate worship experience by supporting congregational singing. For maximum flexibility, optional endings and repeats have been indicated, permitting directors to customize the length of each selection. In addition, hymn texts have been included so the ringers can keep their place and sing along, if desired. Set in key signatures that are ideal for handbells, yet singable. Available for 2-3 octave choirs, or 4-5 octave choirs, with Reproducible Parts for your ringers.

Come, All Believers
Creative vocal solos for worship throughout the entire church year by Melody Bober, Pepper Choplin, Craig Courtney, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Stephen Lawrence, Ruth Elaine Schram, and Larry Shackley

Easy Anthems for Classic Worship Volume 6
This collection includes pieces for Advent, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Lent, Communion and general occasions in a variety of styles. All of these are proven winners from composers and arrangers Joel Raney, Lloyd Larson, Joe Martin, John Carter, Jay Althouse, Marty Parks, and Ruth Elaine Schram. Each is set for SAB or two-part mixed choirs. Make these excellent arrangements a part of your choir's library.

Gather Round and Sing
Collection of six rounds for Two Part and Three part Children's Choirs. Spanning the entire church year and covering a broad range of general and seasonal applications including Advent, Baptism, Child or Family Dedication, Christ the King Sunday, Christmas, Eastertide, Lent, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Children's Day, Spring, Thanksgiving, and Valentine's Day.

God's Big Family
In "God's Big Family," celebrated composer Ruth Elaine Schram has crafted a great resource for today's Christian children's choirs. Its six easy unison anthems are both fun and fun to sing and include optional second voice parts written in easy-to-teach formats such as echo, call and response, and partner song. With texts that serve the entire church year, each piece in this collection features a supportive and playable keyboard accompaniment.

Songs are included for Advent, Christmas, Easter, Family Emphasis, and General use. There are also optional parts for small percussion and body percussion that reinforce rhythmic acuity, and optional body motions and sign language provide beautiful visual appeal while developing gross motor skills. The corresponding reproducible narrations make these anthems perfect for worship, Sunday School and Christian School programs, and special fellowship events. The collection includes reproducible song sheets and (if purchased in this format) a Performance/Accompaniment CD delightfully orchestrated by Tim Hayden.

Hallelu! He Lives!
This highly accessible 8 minute mini-musical for unison / two-part children's choir tells the story of the final week of Jesus' life from Palm Sunday through Easter. (Anthems may also be done separately during Holy Week.) Weaving traditional melodies with original melodic material, and providing charming narration in verse form, Ruth Elaine Schram has created a lovely work well suited to the abilities of children, yet rich in meaning for all who hear. Parts for flute, two clarinets, cello, handbells, piano and percussion are available separately for live orchestra, in addition to the Accompaniment CD. Titles include "Joy on That Day," suitable for Palm Sunday, "Table of Love" for Communion / Maundy Thursday, and "Hallelu! He Lives!" for Easter Sunday.

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Hymn Tunes A to Z
Lorenz is pleased to present an abundance of preludes, offertories, and postludes in this monumental, 144 page collection compiled by Larry Shackley. Eighteen arrangers, including Mark Hayes, Anna Laura Page, Mary McDonald, Lloyd Larson, and Ruth Elaine Schram have contributed to this survey of beloved Christian hymns, providing at least one hymn tune for each letter of the alphabet. More than half of the pieces in this unique collection have never appeared before in print, making it a must-have volume for every church pianist's bookshelf. For Concert or General use.

Hymns We Love to Sing
Following the successful format of the "Hymns We Love" series for piano, today's top echelon of choral composers have created a new setting of one of their favorite hymns, developed with the smaller church choir in mind and limited to a two-part mixed or SAB voicing. This collection also offers the unique feature of including notes from each composer explaining why this particular hymn ranks among their list of favorites, and how that may have influenced the musical style they chose. Not surprisingly, the result is a musically satisfying and diverse array of moods and styles providing a fresh look and feel to favorites from our cherished heritage of hymnody.

Hymns You Love
In 2006, Lorenz brought together a team of six top arrangers and asked them to write new versions of some of their favorite hymns. That book, "Hymns We Love" (70/1791L), was so popular that it generated four successful sequels. Now, for the sixth and final book in the series, Lorenz decided to turn the tables and let their audience pick the music. So here's the result: twelve selections from your favorite team of arrangers, all on the list of "top hymns" drawn from the online survey. Each piece is preceded by program notes from the arrangers: Ruth Elaine Schram, Pepper Choplin, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Mary McDonald, and Larry Shackley.

Instant Introits & Amens
This set of four introits and four benedictions by Stan Pethel and Ruth Elaine Schram is a useful addition to your choir's repertoire. Each short choral response includes an optional instrumental part and is quite accessible for any choir. Each selection will surely provide a meaningful beginning or ending to your time of worship. Titles include, "Hear the Glad Sound," "Sing Praise," "Come, Let Us Sing!", "Rejoice, Rejoice!", "As We Now this Place Depart," "Let Us Share God's Love," "Into the Coming Days," and "May the Lord Watch Over You."

Jesus, Christmas Treasure
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These beautiful melodies and inspired lyrics, artfully crafted by Ruth Elaine Schram, will enhance any yuletide worship experience. Vocalists and accompanists alike will embrace the lush musical settings, and congregations will be equally moved by these musical renditions that anticipate and celebrate the birth of the Messiah. This versatile resource includes an accompaniment CD for rehearsal or performance purposes. Optional String Synth keyboard parts are also included on the CD as data files, providing a creative performance option when used with the piano accompaniment. (These files are also available as a free download from the publisher.)

In addition to the ten Accompaniment Tracks, two bonus tracks are included: "Hear the Angels Sing" (full orchestration by Stan Pethel recorded with live instruments) and "Holy Night, Silent Night" (medley of "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night," orchestrated by Ruth Elaine Schram, recorded with live String Orchestra).

Journey to the Cross
Compilation Musical / Collection for Lent or Holy Week, remembering Christ's sacrifice of love for us. Featuring the music of Pepper Choplin, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, and Ruth Elaine Schram

The Legend of the Christmas King
Journey with the "Fourth Wise Man" Artiban (Artie, for short) to Bethlehem as he goes in search of the Newborn King of kings. Along the way, Artie is joined by Mortimer the Angel who helps him on his quest. During their journey, Artie and Mortimer meet some people in need, and Artie misses the birth of Jesus. Yet, he learns some important Biblical truths along the way.

Perfect for grades 1-6, this charming musical play contains delightful, easy-to-prepare songs and dialogue. Story by Dennis Scott, songs written and arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram, orchestrated by John DeVries, lesson plans by Christi Cary Miller.

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The Living Last Words
A Dramatic Musical Experience for Lent, Holy Week or Easter, for choir, speakers, piano, and optional small orchestra, exploring the words Jesus said in His final hours -- words that had not only the immediate meaning to the eye-witnesses at His crucifixion, but have universal, relevant meaning to us today. Available SATB or SAB.

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Make My Life an Alleluia
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Commissioned by the Grace UCC Choir of Frederick, Maryland, this tender prayer is composed with delicate harmonies in a simple, yet compelling, style. The text is based upon thoughts submitted by the singers and director (Truuke Ameigh) of this group. Suitable any time of year; makes a very meaningful song at memorial services.  Available in two voicings for mixed choirs.

Now included in the SATB/SAB/Two-part Mixed Songbook "Ready to Worship," featuring easy anthems for the entire church year.


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Miracle at the Christmas Cafe
Welcome to Bethlehem and the Christmas Cafe, where Polly Porkchop and Mac N. Cheese serve up some home cooking and tell "The Greatest Story Ever Told" that happened right up the street not long ago! Easily prepared and presented, this funny and touching reproducible musical by Mark Cabaniss and Ruth Elaine Schram can be performed by large and small children's choirs alike. Orchestrated by John DeVries; presentation time approximately 20 minutes.

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The Noel Critter Motel
Welcome to the Tiny Bit of Heaven Motel in Bethlehem! (Actually it's a stable behind a small Inn which is run completely by animals.)

Annie Lamb, reporter for The Bethlehem Chronicle, is snooping around for clues regarding Caesar's Census. However, she - along with the others - is about to have a life-changing night. Major Moo runs a tip-top motel, accompanied by Miss Dovie (Front Desk Clerk), Ladybug Lacey (maid) and Cecil R. Caterpillar (bellhop). The Innkeeper is the only human that ever comes in among the animal visitors, but rumor has it he is bringing a human couple in to stay the night, and the animals are afraid these people will ruin everything!

But they all eventually learn that a certain "Stranger on the straw" came to earth to change the world, and that even people and things we don't understand can sometimes be miracles in disguise.

Performance time approximately 20 minutes, with familiar material woven into the original songs. By Mark Cabaniss and Ruth Elaine Schram, orchestrated by John DeVries.

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Once Upon a Starry Night
A delightful Christmas musical for children by John Jacobson and Ruth Elaine Schram. Tells the story of our Savior's birth from the stars' point of view!

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Partner Songs for the Whole Year Long
Original and traditional songs and Spirituals in combination for teaching part singing for elementary age children, covering such occasions as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and more.

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Prayludes for Summer
Looking for a prelude appropriate for Father's Day, a patriotic medley, or an offertory for Trinity Sunday? You'll find them all in this third volume of Ruth Elaine Schram's Prayludes series. As in previous volumes, each selection is a medley of two or more songs with several clearly marked optional starting and stopping points for maximum flexibility in the service. Aside from holiday-oriented materials, there are many general medleys with themes of praise, love, trust, and surrender that can be used anytime.

Titles include: "Holy, Holy, Holy;" "Shepherd, Lead Us;" "Praise the King!" "Father's Day Tribute;" "I Will Trust;" "I love You, Jesus;" "Standing;" "Invitation;" "Mercy, Wide and Deep;" and "America."

Sanctuary
Beautiful Piano Solo arrangements of reflective hymns are augmented by optional instrumental obbligatos for various instruments including French Horn, Trombone, Cello, Trumpet, Clarinet, Flute and Violin. Instrumental parts downloadable in a variety of clefs and voicings, giving many of your church musicians an opportunity to share their musical gifts with your congregation. Fresh, creative arrangements by Ruth Elaine Schram and Walter Knapp in this useful resource for your music program.

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Seeds to Grow On
Twelve Seasonal Songs for Young Singers, including songs for Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent / Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Easter, Pentecost, Baptism, Christian Family, and general use.

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Shout to the Lord
For two decades, the musicians at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia have provided churches around the world with worship songs that glorify God and speak to the Christian's heart. For this new collection, "Shout to the Lord," Lorenz selected ten Hillsong favorites and asked ten of your favorite writers to arrange them as piano solos. The wide range of styles and moods in this collection means that you'll be able to find a song to fit almost every need in contemporary or blended services, and we're sure you'll also enjoy playing them at home in your personal worship time. Includes arrangements by Ruth Elaine Schram, Tood Beaney, Larry Shackley, Mark Hayes, Craig Curry, Lloyd Larson, Matt Hyzer, Douglas Wagner, Mary McDonald, and Jeff Bennett.

Simple Songs for Slim Sundays
Collection of best-selling anthems for small choirs or Sundays when rehearsal time and/or resources are limited. (Great for "Snow" Sundays, Summer Sundays, etc.) Includes anthems by Benjamin Harlan, Hal Hopson, Joseph Martin, Ruth Elaine Schram, Doug Wagner, and others.

Simply Spirituals
Six easy Unison or Two Part Spirituals with reproducible song sheets arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram. Second in the "Simple Songs of Faith" series with young singers and developing choirs in mind.

Sing Along with Sacred Songs
From Abednego to the Wise Men, the Bible's many appealing--and instructive--characters are the centerpiece of this collection of delightful songs by Ruthie Schram. All of the songs, a mix of familiar favorites and originals, are very easy to sing. Accompanying body motions are suggested too, adding another layer to the fun.

Great for Sunday school, Christian school, children's worship, children's choir, vacation Bible school, and church camp, this collection also features reproducible lyric/activity pages.

The CD includes accompaniment tracks that facilitate rehearsal or performance in a choral setting along with performance recordings that are perfect for modeling and create an irresistible invitation for children to join along in song.

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Sing and Celebrate 3!
Packed with lesson plans, teaching resources and rehearsal planning ideas, this third book in the series includes all the tools necessary for building a successful, engaging choir program in one value-packed book/CD set. The enhanced CD features accompaniment and performance tracks, along with reproducible singers' pages and colorful PDF song charts for projection options. The general and seasonal songs included are written by Ruth Elaine Schram, Joseph M. Martin, Lee and Susan Dengler, Anna Laura Page, Patti Drennan, and others.

Sing and Celebrate 5!
Sing and Celebrate 5! provides everything you need for developing younger elementary choirs in your church! Designed for grades K-4, this collection contains a variety of general and seasonal songs for use throughout the church year written by today's top composers. Packed with lesson plans, teaching resources and rehearsal planning ideas, all in one value-packed book/CD! The enhanced StudioTrax CD features accompaniment and performance tracks along with reproducible singers' pages, supplemental teaching resources, and colorful PDF song charts for projection options! Songs, both familiar and new, along with fun, creative teaching plans, will nurture the musical and spiritual growth of your singers to last a lifetime. Songs include: "Jesus in the Morning" (General); "This Little Light of Mine" (General); "Loving My Neighbor" (General); "Give Thanks" (Thanksgiving); "Rejoice! Rejoice!" (Advent); "Angels Sing Tonight" (Christmas); "Run, Shepherds, Run!" (Christmas); "Palms of Praise" (Palm Sunday); "An Easter Carol" (Easter); and "Thank You for Family" (Mother's Day/Father's Day/Family).

Sing and Celebrate 7!
This seventh Book and CD collection in the series provides everything you need for developing younger elementary choirs in your church! Designed for grades K-4 it contains a variety of general and seasonal songs for use throughout the church year. Packed with lesson plans, teaching resources, and rehearsal planning ideas, this collection gives you all the tools necessary for building a successful, engaging choir program in one value-packed Book/CD! The enhanced CD features accompaniment and performance tracks, along with reproducible singers' pages, supplemental teaching resources, and colorful PDF song charts for projection options! Songs both familiar and new, along with fun, creative teaching plans will nurture the musical and spiritual growth of your singers to last a lifetime.

Songs by Joseph Martin, Ruth Elaine Schram, and others include: Sing Him a Song of Praise!; Give Me Oil in My Lamp; Love the Lord; Thankful; I Wanna Be Ready; A Christmas Scene; Onward to Bethlehem; Make My Heart Your Home; Jesus Is Risen! and A Family Recipe.

Sing We Two of Christmas
Compiled by Jean Anne Shafferman, this collection of Seasonal songs for Two Equal voices includes Ruthie Schram's beautiful arrangement of "A La Nanita Nana." These flexible duets are a great resource for holiday concert or Advent / Christmas worship. Both parts are scored in the treble clef and can be performed by unchanged treble voices, women's voices, men's voices, or mixed voices. Book includes mixed media CD.

Something's Fishy
This delightful collection by Ruth Elaine Schram includes five songs about God's great big world. From the stars in the heavens to the bottom of the deep blue sea, God's great big world is an amazing and marvelous creation! These songs celebrate this creation, as well as God's greatest creation of all, you and me. Each of the five songs in this creative reproducible collection can be performed separately any time during the year, or you can use the rhyming narration to link the songs together, creating a 20-minute, easy-to-prepare-and-present mini-musical perfect for a Spring Musical, Summer Musical, or Vacation Bible School Program. In addition, Discussion Topics and "starter questions" with Scripture references have been included to aid your rehearsals and deepen your singers' understanding of these Biblical concepts.

Titles include: "Something Fishy's Going On;" "Seeds and Soil and Such;" "Whatever the Weather;" "Birds and Bugs, Worms and Slugs," and "So Big!" Your children's choir will be enthralled by this collection that teaches Biblical truths in a fun and interesting way!

Special Songs for All Year Long
Budget Stretching Book/CD Combination is filled with creative, singable Unison / Opt. Two Part songs for use at a variety of special occasions and general worship throughout the year. Songs included by writers Ruth Elaine Schram, Janet McMahan, David Huntsinger, Celeste Clydesdale, Kathie Hill, Melody Morris, Christy Semsen, Pam Andrews, Susie Williams, Reuben Morgan, and Ben Fielding. CD features Accompaniment Tracks as well as reproducible singer's pages.

Tapestry of Darkness
"Beyond the tapestry of darkness, the light still shines...." Comparing the events of Jesus' final hours to an ever darkening tapestry of green, brown, white and red, Ruth Elaine Schram has written a truly poignant work for Holy Week for choir and orchestra.

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To Love the Lord
"Children Sing in Worship" is a collection of 13 anthems that spans the church year for singers aged 8 to 12 years. To facilitate the process of learning to both read and make music, this collection includes both the complete score with accompaniment for the director and a reproducible melody line version for the young singer. A valuable resource for children's choirs! Includes "To Love the Lord," arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram; a setting of Mark 12: 30, quoting a familiar Mozart theme.

Traveling On
Solo Songs for the Male Changing Voice

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The Unfriendly Beasts
(No Room in the Stable)
A Christmas musical for children K-6 by Ruth Elaine Schram and Scott Schram.

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When I Reflect (collection)
a collection of motivational vocal solos & duets featuring the music of Greg Gilpin, Mark Hayes, Ruth Elaine Schram and Carl Strommen

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