Paul Gerhardt Hymns for SAB Choir

This practical and artfully conceived SAB choral collection brings together several of Paul Gerhardt’s most treasured hymn texts, arranged with sensitivity and musical insight by Kevin Hildebrand. Written with today’s parish choirs in mind—especially ensembles with limited men’s voices—these settings offer accessible three‑part writing that never feels thin or incomplete. To enrich the harmonic texture and support singers, each hymn includes an independent keyboard accompaniment that expands the sonority beyond what SAB voicing normally allows. Hildebrand also places the hymn melodies not only in the soprano line but intentionally in the alto and baritone parts as well, giving every voice meaningful melodic interest and avoiding predictability.

Ranging from Passiontide hymns such as “A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth” and “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” to hymns of comfort, joy, and daily devotion like “All My Heart Again Rejoices”, “Evening and Morning”, “Now Rest Beneath Night’s Shadow”, and “I Will Sing My Maker’s Praises”, each setting is crafted to honor Gerhardt’s poetic depth and confessional strength. Special attention is given to the baritone range—never exceeding middle C unless required by the hymn tune itself—ensuring comfortable and confident singing for developing male voices.

Ideal for choirs seeking musically satisfying but accessible repertoire, this volume provides a rich resource for worship throughout the Church Year and a fresh, engaging way for congregations and choirs to sing the enduring hymnody of Paul Gerhardt.