Top 50 Favorite Anthems for Children's Choir

Children's Choir

Jul 13

Ever since I wrote this post with my top 50 favorite anthems for small church choirs, I knew I wanted to create a similar list for children's choirs.

This list includes only unison and two-part music.

There are some timeless selections and some newer publications, so I'm sure you'll see some titles you recognize!

Choosing anthems for your choir is an individual process, and everyone has their own approach. When searching for children's choir music, I recommend looking for the following:

Singable melody + good range
Good text (rich meaning, age-appropriate, good declamation)
Accessible two-part writing
Interesting, but supportive accompaniment
Teachable moments! (musical form, minor mode, new meters, etc.)

In this post, you’ll find 50 favorite unison/2-part anthems for children’s choirs. I hope you and your choir find something you love!

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General Children’s Choir Anthems

1. A Jubilant Song (Lightfoot)
2. Be Strong! (Wilkinson)
3. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel (arr. Patterson)
4. Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me (arr. Parrish)
5. Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet (Bartle)
6. I See You, God (Burrows)
7. Look All Around Us, Then Join the Glad Song (Hopson)
8. Lord, How Wondrous Is Your Song (Patterson)
9. Love One Another (Nix)
10. My Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice (Buxtehude/ed. Burkhardt)
11. O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Patterson)
12. Pie Jesu (Lightfoot)
13. Sing for Joy, Sing Together (Patterson)
14. Song of Joy, Song of Praise (arr. Brighton)
15. Teach Us to Love (Patterson)
16. The Good Samaritan (Bailey/Mayo)
17. This Is the Day (Berry)
18. This Little Light of Mine (Patterson)
19. Your Servant I Will Be (Patterson)

Lent Children’s Choir Anthems (or any time!)

20. Forty Days and Forty Nights (Mayo/Adams)
21. God So Loved the World (Horman)
22. Guide Us, Lord (Patterson)
23. Lenten Love Song (Kemp)
24. The Lord Is My Shepherd (Moore)
25. A Prayer for Humility (Patterson)
26. Search Me, O God (Berg)
27. You Renew My Soul (Schram)

Palm Sunday/Easter Children’s Choir Anthems

28. A New Day of Joy (Schultz)
29. Antiphonal Alleluia (Brighton)
30. Christ Is Risen (Page)
31. Festival Alleluia (Pote)
32. Hosanna to the Lord (Mayo)
33. Jesus Is Alive! (Berry)

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