Pepper Choplin: You Are the Christ: SATB: Vocal Score

from Once Upon a Night-From the pages of Pepper Choplin's best-selling Christmas cantata Once Upon a Night comes the jubilant “Raise the Christmas Hallelujah.” This is a festive and exciting anthem to conclude your Christmas Eve orChristmas presentations. Choplin's use of the familiar carol “Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella” makes it easy to incorporate the congregation in the celebration as the text invites them to “join the heavenlychorus” and welcome the Christ Child. Glorious!

with General and Advent Texts-Uses: General Call to Worship Christ the King AdventScripture: Psalm 46; Psalm 68:3; Habakkuk 3:17-19Here are two anthems in one! Pepper Choplin has written a text for Christ the King or generalservices and alternate words for Advent. The bright Baroque sound creates an air of excitement that will fill the sanctuary with joy!

Excitement and anticipation build throughout this triumphant Palm Sunday anthem as the crowd waits in charged expectation for Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem. “Look in the distance!...What do you see?...I heard Messiah iscoming!...Could it be he?” Questions and speculations mount as the long-awaited Christ approaches. “I see it clear...He is here!” Harmony bursts out of the unison “wonderings” to announce the arrivalof Messiah. Blessed Is He is majestic yet dance-like inviting all to join the celebration. From Pepper Choplin's best-selling cantata Once Upon a Tree this electrifying processional is a must for Palm Sunday.

Uses: ChristmasOnly Pepper Choplin with his boundless imagination could conceive of using “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and finding a way of making it a joyful affirming holiday selection for worship.Full of praise-worthy acclamations this accumulation song is really set free under his craftsmanship. Perfect for your Christmas pageant!

Inspired by the spiritual “Were You There ” this musical experience is based on several monologues by those who were at the cross. The work leads us through many emotions: from the Holy Love shown to Mary Magdalene tothe intimacy of Mother Mary's “Still My Son ” to the regret of Peter in “It Should Have Been Me.” The musical can be of almost any length since each momologue and anthem may be used independently. However“We Were There” is used it will provide a powerful Holy Week resource for years to come. Maximum length if all pieces are used: 53 minutes.Includes: Were You There • Holy Love • Christ Is Our Brother• Surely This Was the Son of God • How Can It Be? • Still My Son • It Should Have Been Me • We Were There • At the Cross.

The last Passover meal that Jesus shared with his disciples is portrayed here with a feeling of warmth and comfort. To the twelve it was a group of friends sharing a meal. Did they understand what Jesus was saying? Do This andRemember Me is sung as if Christ Himself were speaking. He offers his blessings love guidance advice and a promise to meet again. “Go and share the bread and offer the cup; there will be enough for all whobelieve...”

This unique text is written from the vantage point of Christians who have gone before offering comfort affirming our faith and celebrating eternal life. The piece begins reflectively and builds to a majestic ending. “Songof the Saints” could be used as a congregational hymn during times of remembrance. A sermon in song this stirring message about glory in heaven is powerful!