Choral Compositions

AF=Augsburg Fortress Publishing House (1517 Media)
AMSI=Art Masters Studios, Inc.
CG=Choristers Guild
CPH=Concordia Publishing House
MF=Mark Foster Music Co.
MSM =MorningStar Music Publishers
SBMP=Santa Barbara Music Publishing

 

A Different Kind of King
Unison voices
Text: RAN
Broadman Press 4560-10 1980

Advent Prayers
SATB, organ
Four settings for Sundays of Advent
Very bare bones sketch

Ah, Holy Jesus
SSAB unaccompanied
HERZLIEBSTER JESU
AF 1134 1955

A Hymn for Peace
SATB, Keyboard
Text: Eileen M. Nelson
Celebrations Unlimited CUI 219 1995
“With gratitude to Rev. Bruce E. Pond”

Alabaré (“Sing Alleluia”)
Two-part mixed voices with keyboard
Words and music by Manuel Jose Alonso &
Jose Pagan
Spanish and English texts provided
AMSI #658 1993
CD “Te Deum: A Celebration in Song”
St. Olaf Cantorei, John Ferguson, dir.
1994 GIA

Alleluia
G. F. de Majo, edited by RAN
Unison voices, keyboard
CPH 98-3474 [pop in 2007]

All Praise to God
SAB, unaccompanied
LOBET DEN HERRN, IHR [TLH 19]
Unpublished

Alpha and Omega
SATB, organ
Revelation 1:4b-8
Unpublished <?>

Älska era fiender “Love Your Enemies”
Luke 6:27-31
SATB, organ or piano
Swedish and English texts provided
Gehrmans Musikförlag Nr. 462 2005
Commissioned by the Leiv Eriksson
International Festival 2004 for the
Minderkirken Choir of Minneapolis

Although I Speak with Angel’s Tongue
SB, piano
Text: Andrew Donaldson (para. 1 Cor.)
O WALY WALY
Unpublished

A New Song
Unison, keyboard, two flutes
Text from Psalms and Isaiah 55:12, RAN
Found in Children Sing in Worship
AF ISBN 978-1-4514-0180-6 2011
“For the Children’s Choir of Peace Lutheran
Church, Hutchinson, MN, Paul Otte, Director”

Angels
2-prt choir, keyboard
Psalm 91:11, 12; Luke 2:9-14; Luke 24:1-5;
Psalm 103:20 & the spiritual “All Night, All Day”
AMSI #726 1996

Anything Excellent
SATB, piano
Philippians 4:8
Unpublished
“For the Choirs of Trinity School at River Ridge,
David Jorlett and Ruth Gaylord, Directors”

A Prayer of St. Augustine
SATB, flute, organ
Text: Augustine of Hippo
Aureole Editions (Paraclete Press) AE81 1996
“For the Choir of Olivet Congregational Church,
St. Paul, MN, David Engen, Director”

Arise, Your Light Is Come!
SATB
Text: Ruth Duck
Tune: William Walter
GIA 1992

Ascension
SATB, organ
Acts 1:6-11, Thomas Kelly, Johan Olof Wallin
Incorporates BRYN CALFARIA & MACHS
MIT MIR, GOTT
Unpublished <?>
“For the Choirs of Peace Lutheran Church,
Hutchinson, MN, Paul Otte, Director”

A Simple Faith
SAB, piano
“ ‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple”
Kjos 5779 2012

A Thousand Christmas Candles
Unison, piano or organ
Text: Linden J. Lundstrom (Swedish)
Melody: Emmy Kohler
Choir School Guild, Rockford IL <date unknown>

A Vision of Peace
SAB, keyboard
Isaiah 2:4b-5; 11:6, alt.
GIA G-7007 2007
“To Zeb Highben and Cantemus, Westwood
Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN”

A Voice in the Desert
SAB, keyboard
Isaiah 40:3-5
GIA G-5742 2002

Awake My Soul
SAB, piano
Psalms 106, 108, adapted by RAN
AF 11-0650 1973
“To the Troika Choir of River Falls, WI, High
School, Donald Crouch, Director”

Away in a Manger
AWAY IN A MANGER, CRADLE SONG
SAB setting, SB setting, introduction & interludes
Unpublished

Beautiful Dreamer
SA or TB, piano
Stephen Foster song
SBMP 197 1997
[See also arrangements of Foster’s “Jeanie with the
Light Brown Hair” & “Some Folks Do.”]

Be Filled with the Spirit
SA, keyboard
Ephesians 5:18b-20
AF 11-1733 1975
(Originally published by the Choir School Guild,
Rockford IL in 1962)

Before His Cross
SATB, unaccompanied
Text: Phillips Brooks
AMSI #720 1995

Before the Paling of the Stars
SATB, unaccompanied, violin
Text: Christina G. Rossetti
Unpublished <?> 2003

Behold, Thy Salvation Cometh
Two equal voices, organ
Isaiah 62:11; 30:29-30, Psalm 81:1
AF 1313 1962

Be Not Afraid (“Fürchtet euch nicht”)
Johann Samuel Beyer, ed. by RAN
Unison choir, string quartet, continuo
German and English texts provided
CPH 97-6735 (full score) 1999
98-3458 (choir score)
Went out-of-print 2009

Be Still and Know
SATB, organ

Psalm 46:10; Isaiah 43:1,2; Psalm 13:5; Psalm 131:2,3
MSM 50-9117 2001

Be Strong in the Lord
SA, organ
Ephesians 6
Unpublished <date unknown>

Blessed Be the Lord
SAB, unaccompanied
Text: Gradual for First Sunday after Epiphany
AF 1245 1959

Brother James’ Air
“The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”
BROTHER JAMES’ AIR
SATB, unaccompanied
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

Call of the Flowers
Duet from Lakmé – Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Edited by RAN
SA, piano
SBMP 2002

Cantad al Señor (Oh, Sing to the Lord)
Brazilian folksong, tr. by Gerhard Cartford
SATB, keyboard, opt. trumpets, maracas
Selah 410-602 Choir score 2006
410-603 Conductor’s score/inst pts
“To Joyce Larson and the Choir of Family of
God Lutheran Church, Brooklyn Park, MN”

Children’s Praise
Unison/Two-part with instruments
Text & tune: Fred S. Opalinski
CGA-574 1991
“For the 125th Anniversary of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe PA”

Christ Humbled Himself
Unison, flute, organ or keyboard
Philippians 2:8-11; also incorporates stanza from

“O Sacred Head”/HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN
Selah 422-902 2001
“Commissioned by The West Side Presbyterian
Church, Ridgewood, N. J. and dedicated to the
glory of God.”

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
SSAB, unaccompanied
LLANFAIR
AF 1175 1956

Clap Your Hands
Unison, piano
Psalm 47 (Leslie Brandt paraphrase)
AF 11-0649 1971
(Also included in Music for the Contemporary
Choir, Book 2)

Come Away to the Skies
2-part mixed, keyboard
Text: Charles Wesley
MIDDLEBURY
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

Come, Leave Your Care
SAB, keyboard
Text: RAN, based on Isaiah 58
ANGEVIN
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

Come, Let’s Rejoice
John Amner (Edited by RAN)
SATB, acapella
Hinshaw HMC1232 1992

Come, My Soul
SA, keyboard
Text: Friedrich R. von Canitz
Tune: J. A. Freylinghausen
AF 11-1734 1976
(Originally published by The Choir School Guild,
Rockford IL 1956)

Come, Souls, Behold Today
J. S. Bach/arranged by RAN
SAB
AF 1171 1956

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
J. P. Rameau/edited by RAN
Unison with violin and continuo
AF 11-0301 1967

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
SATB, children’s choir, two trumpets, organ
Text: Henry Alford
ST. GEORGE’S, WINDSOR
AF ACL 1526 1968

Comfort, O Comfort
No manuscript or proof; correspondence and CPH
contract only 2000

Communion
SATB, piano
Three texts by Susan Palo Cherwien
“I Am the Vine” (John 15:1, 5a, 4a)
“Great Mystery of Love”
“Abide in Us” (Amos 9:13; John 15)
Unpublished <?> 2001
“For the UCC church of Amery, WI; Chris
Lindee, choir director”

Create in Me a Clean Heart
SATB, unaccompanied
Psalm 51:10-12
Kjos Ed. 8808 1999

Easter Morning
SATB, unison junior choir, organ
Text: Phillips Brookes (alt.)
Hungarian folk tune
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

Easter Opening
SATB, strings, flute, clarinet, horns, bassoon
Unpublished <?> 1985 <?>

Easter Reveille
SATB, instruments, organ
Partial mss <date unknown>

Easter Song of Praise
SAB, unaccompanied
Text: RAN
Swedish tune, arranged by RAN
AMSI #664 1993

Faith and Hope Triumphant
SATB, piano
Text: Phillips Brooks
Selah 2002 <?>

Five Carols for Now
Unison, keyboard
“Angels Sang It Then”, “The Coming of God to
Man”,”Jesus Came for All Men”, “What Did He
Mean to Tell Us?”, “Amazing Was the Sight”
AF 11-9171 1969

For Your Light Has Come
SATB, trumpets, cymbal, timpani
Isaiah 60:1-3
AF 1641 1972

From Heaven Above
SATB, congregation, flute, and organ
Text: Martin Luther
VOM HIMMEL HOCH
MSM 60-1004 (full score)
60-1004A (choir copy) 2001

From Heaven to Earth
No mss; correspondence only
Taken from “How Far Is It to Bethlehem?”

From High on the Mountain
Unison, piano, descant
Austrian carol, RAN, tr. & arr.
AF 978-0-8066-9836-6 2010

From Now On
SATB, piano
Text: Susan Palo Cherwien (2 Cor. 5:16-18)
Unpublished <?> 2004

Gather Together!
Unison or two-part treble voices, keyboard
Optional congregation, flute, cello
Text: Mary Lou Geer
MSM 50-9450 (choir)
50-9450A (inst parts) 1992

“For Trinity English Lutheran Church, Ft Wayne, IN”

Gethsemane
Two-part mixed, keyboard
Text: Ella Wheeler Wilson
Unpublished <?> 1999

God Has Sent You
SATB
Text: Isaiah 61 paraphrase by Arlene Richardson
Also a version for vocal solo
Unpublished <?> <Unknown date>

God Is Our Refuge
SATB, piano
Text: Ps. 46:1,2,4,5,8,9a, 10a, 11
Isaiah 55:12; Psalm 96:11,12
Also incorporates stanzas of “Now Thank We All
Our God”/NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
Unpublished <?> 2002
“For the Congregational Church of Amery, WI;
Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren, WI; and the
Superior, WI Diocesan Chorale”

God, the Sculptor of the Mountains
SA(T)B, congregation
Hymn concertato
Text: John Thornburg
Tune: Amanda Husberg JENNINGS-HOUSTON
Unpublished <?> 2014

Good Christians, Now Rejoice
Samuel Scheidt (Ed. by RAN)
SS, continuo
IN DULCI JUBILO
AF TI 306 1968

Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise
H. A. C. Malan, arr. RAN
HENDON
SAB or SATB
AMSI #694 1994

Have You Not Known?
SATB, organ
Isaiah 40:28-31
Unpublished <date unknown>

He Rose!
Unison, keyboard, opt. desc.
African-American spiritual
Selah 422-401 1995

Heaven and Earth, and Sea and Air
SATB
Text: J. Neander, tr. James Burns
Danish folk tune
AF 11-10376 1993

He Comes!
Unison, opt. descant
Tune: Swedish Psalmer och visor
Text: RAN with various Scripture passages
Unpublished <?> 2004

He Is Risen
SATB, opt. trpt, organ
AF 11-1996 1980
(Originally published as “Introit for Easter”
by Abingdon in 1969)
“to my wife, Betty Lou”

Higher Than the Heavens
Unison with organ and opt. cong.
Text: Psalm 108:1-6
Choristers Guild CGA671 1994
“Commissioned for the 1994 American
Guild of Organists National Convention,
Dallas, TX”

Hosanna
SAB double choir
Text: Matthew 21:9-11; Luke 19:38
AF ACL 1510 1967

Hosanna!
2-part choir, keyboard
Matthew 21:9
AMSI #662 1993
“For the 1993 Choir Camp of the
Normandale Lutheran Church School
of the Arts, Edina, MN”

Hosanna! O Blessed Is He
Unison, organ
Text: J. F. D. Mossel, tr. Harold Heiberg
AF 11-1521 1968

Hosanna to the Son of David
SATB, acapella
Matthew 21:9
Celebrations Unlimited CU 231 1998
(Originally published by AF in 1959)

How Good and Beautiful
SATB, organ
Psalm 133, Isaiah 2:4b, 5
Unpublished <?> 2002
“For the Superior, Wisconsin Diocesan
Chorale, Kathy Turba, director”

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling
F. Mendelssohn, arr. RAN
Unison/two part and piano
Psalm 84:1-4
CG CGA1017 2004

How Rich Is God’s Creation
2-part mixed, keyboard
Text: F. Pratt Green
Unpublished <date unknown>

How Wonderful Are Your Works!
Treble choir, congregation
Psalm 104 (alt)
Unpublished 2002
“For the Children’s Choir Festival,
Gainesville, FL”

I Am the Light
SATB, organ
Text: John 8:12, 1 John 1:7; also incorporates
“Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies” [RATISBON]
Unpublished <?> 2002
“For Carolyn Bliss and Nativity Lutheran Church,
St. Anthony, MN”

I Am the Resurrection and the Life
SATB
Text: John 11:25, 26
AF ACL 1511 1967
“In memory of Mlle. Raymonde Filhol”

I Can’t Forget
TTBB
Text and tune: Roland S. Larson; setting RAN
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

If Anyone Hears My Voice
SATB
Text: Phillips Brooks, Rev. 3:20
For Lenten season
Unpublished <?> <date unknown>

If You Love One Another
Unison, two-part and keyboard
Text: John 13:34-35
Selah 422-841 1996

If You Would Hear the Angels
SATB, harp or keyboard, opt. Oboe or C-inst
Text: Dora Greenwell
AMSI #783 1998

I Have a Dream
SATB, keyboard
Text: Olive Nelson, after MLK
Unpublished 1993

I Know Not How
Two-part, organ or piano
Text: Harry Webb Farrington
Celebrations Unlimited CU 228 1996
“To Lindy”

In Thee Is Gladness
SAB
IN DIR IST FREUDE
Augsburg 11-1231 1958
“To the Motet Choir of Westwood Lutheran
Church, Minneapolis”

Is It Nothing to You?
SATB, organ
Text: Lamentations 1:12, Isaiah 53:12b, 5b
Selah 405-451 1998

i thank You God
Unison, keyboard
e.e. cummings text
Augsburg 11-10263 1992
“for the Fifth Annual Children’s Choral
Festival, February 23, 1992, Gainesville, Florida”

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
SA(T)B, keyboard
Spiritual
GIA G-3715 1993
“To the Motet Choir of Westwood Lutheran Church,
Minneapolis, MN”

I Will Give Thanks
SATB with treble choir, organ
Psalm 111, BCP
AF 11-4678 1990
“To Zion Lutheran Church, Dallas, TX,
Donald Rotermund, Minister of Music”

I Wonder Why
Unison/two-part, keyboard
Text: RAN and Eileen Nelson
Tune: Peter L. Nelson (son of RAN)
Setting: RAN
Choristers Guild CGA702 1996
(Originally published in 1977 by Hinshaw Music)

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
SA, piano
Stephen Foster Song
SBMP 498 2003
“To Mary Alice Stollak and the Michigan State
Children’s Choir”
[See also arrangements of Foster’s “Beautiful
Dreamer” and “Some Folks Do.”]

Jerusalem’s Children
Unison with keyboard
Original text
CG CGA-332 1984

Jesus at the Door
Two-part mixed, descant, piano
Herb Brokering text [written in memory of RAN’s
daughter and Lois Brokering, Herb’s wife]
GIA G-6764 2006

Kling, Glöckchen
“Ring, Little Bells”
German Carol
2-part choir, handbells, keyboard
AMSI #703 1995

Lamb of God
SSA
O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG
<unpublished> <date unknown>

Let All God’s Wonders Praise!
Unison, opt. descant, keyboard, opt. handbells
MF YS 101 1995
“To Jeanne Bingham and Jeanne Stover for their
devoted service to God and the children of
Vienna Presbyterian Church, Vienna, PA”

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
SATB with SSA
Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th cent.
Unpublished <date unknown>

Living Stones
SATB, flute, brass, organ
Text: Acts 9:31; Matthew 16:18; Psalm 18:31, 32
(Also incorporates “Built on a Rock”)
Unpublished <date unknown>
“For the 75th Anniversary of Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, Rockford, IL”

Lord Jesus, by Thy Passion
SSAB
Text: Richard E. Littledale, 1864
Kingo’s Gradual, 1699 Arr. RAN
AF ACL 1135 1955
“To the A Capella Choir of Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, Rockford, IL”

Mary at the Tomb
SATB, sop solo
Unpublished 2012

Mary’s Cradlesong
SATB, sop solo
Original text and music
Beautiful Star Publishing (Minneapolis) 1997
BSP-251 1997

More Than Conquerors
SATB
Text: Rev. C. H. A. Anderzon
Unpublished <date unknown>

My God, How Wonderful Thou Art
SATB
Unpublished <date unknown>

My Heart Is Longing
SAB
Text: Princess Eugenie
Unpublished <date unknown>

My Horses Ain’t Hungry
SATB, solo
Text: Traditional
Unpublished <?> 2004
“To the Edina Chamber Chorale”

My Master
SATB
Text: Henry Lee (1874-1942)
Schmitt, Hall, & McCreary 1971
(Randall M. Egan expressed interest in
re-issuing in 2004)

Nature’s Creed
SATB, piano
Text: Unknown
Unpublished 1990
“To the Kantorei---Singing Boys of
Rockford, IL., John Ross, Director”

Now Thank We All Our God
SATB (two settings)
NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
Unpublished <date unknown>

Nu Är Det Jul Igen
“Now It Is Christmastime!”
Swedish folksong
SATB, piano
Unpublished <date unknown>

O Bread of Life
SATB
Introduction, interlude and coda to be used with
the hymn “O Bread of Life from Heaven” LBW 222
Unpublished <date unknown>

O Christ, Our Hope
SATB
Text: Latin hymn, 8th cent., tr. John Chandler
Unpublished 1995

O Come, Holy Spirit
G. P. Telemann, ed. RAN
Unison, violin, continuo
AF 11-0314 1970

O Day of Peace
SATB, brass quintet, organ
Text: Carl Daw
Tune: C. Hubert Parry JERUSALEM
Unpublished 2007
“For the closing Eucharist of the 2007 Houston
ALCM National Conference”

O God, You Are the Source
SATB
Text: ELW Prayer of the Day, Lectionary 10 A
Unpublished 2010

O Grant Us, Christ, a Deep Humility
SATB, brass, cong., organ
Text: Susan Palo Cherwien
Tune: WESTWOOD LUTHERAN
Unpublished <?> 1994

Oh, How Good (Oh, qué Bueno)
SATB, keyboard
Puerto Rican folk hymn
Spanish and English texts
AMSI #767 1997
“To Peter”

Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices
SAB
O DASS ICH TAUSEND (KÖNIG)
AF 11-1167 1956

O Little Town of Bethlehem
TTBB
Text: Phillips Brooks
ST. LOUIS
Unpublished 2004
“To Tom Paulson and the Edina Chorale”

O Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me and Known Me
SATB, violin, organ
Text: Psalm 139, RSV
AF 11-4605 1983
Assigned to Aureole Editions 1993
“To the Chancel Choir of The Boston Avenue
Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK, Lawrence D. Dean,
director”
<In 1983 a copy was placed into the Haifa Music
Museum of Haifa, Israel>

O Sons and Daughters Let Us Sing
SA, flute or violin, Bb clarinets, organ, cello
O FILII ET FILIAE
AF 1459 1965

Other Sheep
SATB
John 10:16
AF 978-0-8066-9711-6 2009
“for Zebulon Highben and the Westwood Lutheran
Church A Capella Choir, St. Louis, Park MN”

O Worship the King
Concertato, SATB, cong., brass, timp.
Text: Robert Grant, 1785-1838
HANOVER
Celebrations Unlimited CU 224 1995

Praise God, the Lord, Ye Sons of Men
Johann Hermann Schein, ed. RAN
From Opella Nova 1626
SS, organ
Choir School Guild 1958

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Two settings – SATBB & double SSA choirs
LOBE DEN HERREN
Unpublished <date unknown>

Prepare the Royal Highway
SATB, assembly, keyboard
BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN
GIA G-8030 2011

Psalm 8 (How Majestic Is Your Name!)
SATB (some divisi), opt. brass fanfare
Unpublished 2006
“To the Choirs of Trinity School at River Ridge –
David Jorlett and Ruth Gaylord, Directors”

Psalm 15
SATB
Unpublished 2007
“For the closing Eucharist of Lutheran Summer
Music, 2007”

Psalm 16
SATB, congregation
Unpublished <date unknown>

Psalm 24
SATB, divisi
Unpublished <date unknown>

Psalm 24 (Lift Up Your Heads)
SATB, congregation, organ, opt inst.
AF ACL 11-1635 1971

Psalm 98
SA, descant, cong., organ
Incorporates “Joy to the World” ANTIOCH
AF 11-1634 1971

Psalm 130
SATB, oboe, organ
Unpublished 2002

Psalm 150
SATB, congregation, organ, brass, timp
Unpublished 1996

Psalm 150
SATB, organ
Unpublished <date unknown>
“For the 150th Anniversary of First (Park)
Congregational Church, Grand Rapids;
George Shirley, Organist/Choirmaster”

Rejoice Greatly
Unison, flute, trumpet, cello
Choir School Guild (Rockford IL) 1967

Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
SAB, piano or organ, opt. assembly
HAF TRONES LAMPA FÄRDIG
AF 978-1-4514-2402-7 2012

Restore unto Me
Jean-Baptiste Lully, ed. RAN
SS with two violins, continuo
AF TI 307 1969

Risen! Go and Tell!
SATB, organ
Luke 24:5-7; Matthew 28:5, 7
AMSI #743 1996

Rise Up, O Men of God
SATB
Text: William Perison Merrill
Dedication or stewardship anthem
Abingdon Press APM-597 1969

Sanctify Them
SA, organ
Text: Herb Brokering
Mother’s Day prayer
CG A-162 1975
“For the Illinois Prairie Chapter of Choristers
Guild Festival, Mother’s Day, 1974”

Seek the Lord While He May Be Found
SA, keyboard
Text: Isaiah 55:6, 7
Found in Music for the Contemporary Choir
AF 11-9288 1969

See What Love
SATB, organ
Text: 1 John 3 and 4 (alt.)
Beautiful Star Publishing BSP-250 1996

Shepherds, Why Hurry?
SATB, keyboard
Original text
Celebrations Unlimited CU 225 1996

Shepherds’ Yodel Carol
Two-part treble, keyboard
Original text
Austrian folktune
CG CGA655 1994

Silent Night
SAB
STILLE NACHT
Unpublished <date unknown>

Sing of God’s Own Son
Unison, descant, piano
Text: Anonymous, c. 1914, alt.
Unpublished <date unknown>

Sing, O Heart”
SA, keyboard
Text: “from an Upper Room book, Break thru”
Composed for Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,
Beloit, WI
Unpublished <?> 1974

Sing to the Lord
Johann Hermann Schein, ed. RAN
Text: Psalm 96
SAB, organ
Choir School Guild, 1963
Calvary Press (Randall Eagan), 1977
Assigned to Aureole Editions 1987

Some Folks Do
SA, piano
Stephen Foster song
SBMP 499 2003
(See also “Beautiful Dreamer” & Jeanie with the
Light Brown Hair” above)

Songs of Jesus
SATB
Louis F. Benson, Masterpieces of Religious Verse
Schmitt, Hall & McCreary No. 8057 1971

Spirit of Gentleness
SATB
Text & tune (SPIRIT): James K. Manley
Unpublished <?> 2014

Spirit, Wind upon the Waters
Unison/two-part, narrator, flute, keyboard
Text: Rusty Edwards
CG CGA715 1997
“For the 35th Annual A.G.O. Youth Choir Festival
Rockford, IL Chapter”

Storm at Sea/How Jesus Stilled the Storm
Unison, keyboard
Choristers Guild LETTERS 1974

Surely the Lord Is in This Place
SATB, harp, piano
Text: Gen. 28:16, 17; Psalm 122:1,2,7; Psalm 27:4;
Psalm 134:1,2; Exra 3:11; Psalm 84 (paraphrase);
Isaiah 6:8
Unpublished <?> 1971
“For Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren, WI; Diane
Blahauvietz, pastor; James Muus, Director”

Tears Will Dry
SS, keyboard
Text: Herb Brokering
Found in Augsburg Choirbook for Women, p. 76
AF 0-8006-2037-2 2006
(Text written in memory of Eileen Nelson, daughter
of RAN)

Temples of God
2-part mixed, Junior Choir, solo, organ
Text: Wm. C. Bryant (1 Cor. 3, TEV)
AF 11-1696 1974
“for the dedication of Christ Lutheran Church, Erie,
PA”

The Angel Gabriel
SAB, keyboard
Original text
BASQUE CAROL (GABRIEL’S MESSAGE)
AMSI #736 1996

The Coming of God to Earth
2-part choir, keyboard, cong.
Cuban folktune
AMSI #683 1994

The Crowds Were Shouting
SATB, keyboard
Text: Matthew 21:9-11
Selah 405-485 2002

The Earth Is the Lord’s
Francois Couperin, arr. RAN
Unison, C inst., continuo
Text: Psalm 24, adapted
AF TI 304 1968
Copyright renewed in 2002 0-8006-7555-x

The Greenland Whalers
TBB, piano
Unpublished <?> 2005

The Hour of Prayer
SAB
Text: Charlotte Elliot
AF ACL 1168 1956

The Incarnation
SA, keyboard
Text: Charles Wesley
MF YS 303 1994

The King of Love My Shepherd Is
SATB, cong., piano
ST. COLUMBA
Unpublished <?> 2003

Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. RAN
SAB, piano
Text: Adapted from Isaiah 35:5, 6, 10; 60:1,3
CG CGA927 2002

The Present Tense
2-part canon, piano
Text: Fred Kaan
AF 11-1623 1971
(Reprinted from Music for the Contemporary Choir,
Book 2)

The Prince of Peace
SATB
Text: William H. Draper
CPH 98-3145 1994

The Rooster Carol
2-part mixed, keyboard
Text and setting: RAN
Tune: Nicolas Saboly (1614-75)
AMSI #758 1997

The Shepherds’ Hymn
SATB
Text: Richard Crashaw (1612-1649)
AF 11-2544 1990

The Shepherds’ Sign
SAB, flute, keyboard
Polish carol
AMSI 1999

The Son of God Has Come
SA, keyboard
Original text
Unpublished 2002

The Sun Has Gone Down
SATB, soloist
Norwegian <?>
Unpublished <date unknown>

The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven
SATB, piano
Text: The Norton Book of Light Verse, 1986
Musical “quotes” from Faust and the Ring
Unpublished 2002

The Vision of John
SAB, organ & harp or piano
Text: Rev. 7 and 22
Kjos Ed. 8866 1997

The Voice in the Desert
SAB, keyboard
Text: Isaiah 40
Unpublished <date unknown>

The Word from Emmaus
SATB, piano
Text: Luke 24
Unpublished 1997
“To Ralph Johnson at Christ the King Lutheran
Church, Bloomington MN, in celebration of ten
years of music ministry.”

The World Itself Keeps Easter Day
Unison or SA, piano
Text: John Mason Neale
Kjos 6673 1999

They That Wait upon the Lord
SATB, piano or organ
Text: Isaiah 40:31
Abingdon Press APM-596 1968

Three Pieces for Lent and Easter
SAB/SATB
“Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs” (Isaiah 55:4-5)
“Christ Hath Humbled Himself” (Philippians 2:8-9)
“When I Awake” (Psalm 139, KJV)
AF 11-2196 1984
“To the Reverend Victor H. Quello”

Three Psalms
SATB, keyboard or instruments
Psalm 63:1-4
Psalm 62:1-8
Psalm 100
AF 11-0560 (choir) 1976
11-0561 (inst)
“In memory of Yoshituru Murakami”

To Celebrate and Share
SATB, keyboard
Text and tune: Eileen M. Nelson (Luke 15:11-32)
Unpublished <?> or Celebrations Unlimited”?
1998

To One of the Least
SATB, piano
Text: Matthew 25:34-37, 40
Unpublished 2009
“For the Choir of First Congregational United
Church of Christ, Hutchinson, MN, Peg Carls,
Director”

To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul
Unison, keyboard
Psalm 25
CPH 98-2928 1989
(Also found in 5 Psalms/Anthems, Set 1, CPH 97-
5902)

To Realms of Glory
Johann H. Schein, ed. RAN
SAB
Text: Johan O. Wallin; Tr. Claude W. Foss
AF ACL 1169 1956

Tristes erant Apostoli
Antonio Draghi (1634-1700)
SAB
Latin text
Office hymn for Easter
<partial transcription> <date unknown>

Under the Eastern Sky
Unison, organ, opt. clarinet
Text: Unknown
AF TI 308 1969

Wake, O Shepherds
J. P. Rameau; ed. RAN
Unison, violin, continuo
AF TI 300 1967
Re-issued 2003 0-8006-7596-7

We Know That Christ Is Raised
Unison, Orff inst.
Text: John B. Geyer
AF 11-0318 1974
“To Jerry and Avis Evenrud”

We Three Kings
SAB
Unpublished <date unknown>

What Can I Give Him?
SAB
Text: Christina Rossetti
Unpublished <date unknown>

What Can Separate Us?
SATB, organ
Text: Romans 8
Unpublished <date unknown>

What Can We Bring?
SAB, keyboard
Catalonian Carol
Hinshaw HMC1706 1999
[Also published in Sweden “Hälsa din Herre och
Kung” with SK-Gehrmans Musikförlag NR 289]

When He Appears
Unison, keyboard
Offertory text for Transfiguration and Christ the
King
Found in Sing, Aloud, Alleluia!
AF 11-8213 1985

When in Our Music God Is Glorified
SATB, cong., organ
Text: F. Pratt Green
FREDERICKTOWN
ENGELBERG
(Also incorporates “Ein feste Burg”)
Unpublished 2008 <?>
“To Olive Jean Bailey and the Becketwood Choir
and to David Engen, Builder and Organist, for the
dedication of the Becketwood Chapel Organ”

When Jesus to Jerusalem Came
Unison voices, keyboard
Palm Sunday anthem
For the Choristers Guild LETTERS 1988
“To the Choir School of Westwood Lutheran
Church, Minneapolis MN”

Where Do I Go
SAB, opt. flute
Text: Steven Woolley
AF 11-2135 1983

White Lent (“Now Quit Your Care”)
SATB, keyboard
Text: L. M., alt.
Tune: ANGEVIN <?> [QUITTER, PASTEURS]
Unpublished <?> 1996

Who Are These?
SATB, children’s choir
Unpublished <date unknown>
<missing page 1>

Who Comes Riding?
Unison, keyboard
Original text
Palm Sunday anthem
Found in Glad Songs We Bring
CG CGA719 1989, 1996

Whoever Would Be Great Among You
SAB, guitar
Text: Matthew 20:26-28
AF 11-1638 1971

Who Lives in Christ
SATB, solo
Text: Phillip Brooks
Unpublished <date unknown>
<partial mss; part of larger work?>

Who Would Think that What Was Needed
SATB, flute, piano
Text: The Iona Community (Scotland)
GIA G- 2008
“For the choir of First Congregational Church,
Hutchinson, MN; Peg Carls, Director”

Why Not the Earth?
SATB, violin, keyboard
Text: Wendy Keller
Unpublished 2008
“For the choirs of First Congregational Church,
Hutchinson, MN; Peg Carls and Paul Otte,
Directors”
[Won the First Annual Lutheran Youth Choir
International Choral Composition Contest in 2010]

With My Whole Heart
SAB, keyboard
Psalm 9:1,2,10 (BCP)
CPH 98-3511 1999