Howard Helvey

For SATB unaccompanied. This short, contemplative anthem serves as an ideal introit for church services or as a short mediation piece at Communion during Lent. This contemporary setting presents the t...

For SATB unaccompanied. This is a lush setting of three poems by Sara Teasdale who, in 1918, won the precursor to the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. This piece would make a welcome addition to the reperto...

This motet was originally published for unaccompanied mixed chorus (HMC1971). This setting for male voices provides a harmonically rich addition to this repertoire.

Howard Helvey has beautifully compiled a quartet of hymns that will provide an engaging moment for your choir, organist and optional brass ensemble.

Filled with a variety of choral textures and a lyrical piano accompaniment, this dynamic anthem of hope, trust, and assurance begins tenderly with a sense of spiritual questioning and uncertainty duri...

Howard Helvey has beautifully compiled a quartet of hymns that will provide an engaging moment for your choir, organist and optional brass ensemble.

Howard Helvey has beautifully compiled a quartet of hymns that will provide an engaging moment for your choir, organist and optional brass ensemble.

Howard Helvey is known for his modern approach to hymnody. His melodies have breadth and grandeur, and his accompaniments carry the loftiness of a high cathedral. Yet his music sounds like it was mean...

Howard Helvey is known for his modern approach to hymnody. His melodies have breadth and grandeur, and his accompaniments carry the loftiness of a high cathedral. Yet his music sounds like it was mean...

Looking for something truly unique for Easter morning? This setting, mostly in D minor, is a marvelous transition from the Passion into the joy of Easter. Scored for brass quartet with organ, this mel...

Based on Psalm 100 and texts by Christopher Smart, this hymn anthem is scored for mixed voices with organ and trumpet. The congregation also gets to join in for a final stanza with soprano descant.

With an original introductory section, this wonderful setting of the well-loved hymn tune, Lauda Anima by John Goss, should become a staple in every church choirs repertoire, very effective with organ...

With an original introductory section, this wonderful setting of the well-loved hymn tune, Lauda Anima by John Goss, should become a staple in every church choirs repertoire, very effective with organ...

Quoting the 17th century melody CAPTAIN KIDD, Howard has set a text by Elder Hibbard that is reminiscent of an early Psalm text with vivid references to nature and the power of God seen in nature. The...

Quoting the 17th century melody CAPTAIN KIDD, Howard has set a text by Elder Hibbard that is reminiscent of an early Psalm text with vivid references to nature and the power of God seen in nature. The...

With Lyrics inspired by Psalm 121 and adapted by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Howard Helvey has employed a lush and rich musical vocabulary to remind us that God shall preserve thy going out, thy...

O Be Joyful is a jubilant setting of Psalm 100 from the Book of Common Prayer. Suitable for performances throughout the church year, it features fluctuating time signatures, a lively tempo, and bright...

Setting a text by the composer, this choral hymn addresses God, the risen Christ, and the Holy Spirit in turn, with a strong sense of worship and adoration. With an appealing melody, sumptuous harmoni...

This appealing arrangement is the perfect marriage of text and melody. The popular hymn tune 'Ash Grove' is paired with a beautiful Sarah Doudney text that is rich in imagery. The sparkling piano part...

Setting a text by the composer, this choral hymn addresses God, the risen Christ, and the Holy Spirit in turn, with a strong sense of worship and adoration. With an appealing melody, sumptuous harmoni...

This is a flexible hymn for general worship, with an original hymn tune ('Charleston') by Howard Helvey. Either Francis Scott Key's 'Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee' or Charles Wesley's 'Love...

This appealing arrangement is the perfect marriage of text and melody. The popular hymn tune 'Ash Grove' is paired with a beautiful Sarah Doudney text that is rich in imagery. The sparkling piano part...

This is a flexible hymn for general worship, with an original hymn tune ('Charleston') by Howard Helvey. Either Francis Scott Key's 'Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee' or Charles Wesley's 'Love...