Downloads and suggestions for simple choir pieces to cover the church year. Each can be sung in unison or with harmonies ad lib., and the keys of some of the works have been revised to allow these to be more accessible to the average church choir. Where suggestions link to external music resources (grey boxes), the average choir may benefit from some of these works being transposed down when sung in unison.

This page is organised with categories to cover the Liturgical year (Advent to Trinity), remembrance, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Blessed Sacrament. All other works are added to a general section.

The Liturgical Year

Advent

God of Mystery (Johnson) SA/TB+D

Matin Responsory (Plainchant Tone) U

Other suggestions for Advent:
Creator Alme Siderum (Plainchant) U
Lo, How A Rose (arr. Praetorius) SATB
Rorate Caeli (Plainchant) U

Christmas

Myn Lyking (Terry) U

The Truth from Above (Traditional) U

Other suggestions for Christmas: 
Coventry Carol (Traditional) SAB 
Gaudete, Gaudete (Traditional) SATB 
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Poston) SATB 
O Magnum Mysterium (Near) U+Org 
Puer Natus (Plainchant) U 
Resonet in Laudibus (Plainchant) U 
Virgin Great and Glorious (Nestor) SATB

Lent

De Profundis (Reutter) SATB

He Who Dwells (Johnson) U

Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy (Farrant) U

Miserere Mei (Johnson) U/SAT

Thou Knowest, Lord (Purcell) SATB

Other suggestions for Lent:
Attende Domine (Plainchant) U
Hide Not Thou Thy Face (Farrant) SATB

Passiontide and Holy Week

Adoramus Te, Christe (Palestrina) SATB

Christus Factus Est (Yon) SATB

Drop, Drop Slow Tears (Gibbons) SATB

God So Loved the World (Stainer) SATB

In Monte Oliveti (Bruckner) SATB

In the Departure of the Lord (Bull) U

The Reproaches (Vittoria) SATB

Other suggestions for Passiontide and Holy Week:
Adoramus Te Christe (Byrd) U
Crux Fidelis (Rose) SA+Org
Crux Fidelis (attrib. King John) SATB
O Sacred Head (arr. Bach) SATB
The Reproaches (Sanders) U/SAB+
Stabat Mater (Arnesen) - first movement SSA
There is a Green Hill (Chilcott) SATB+D
Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (Plainchant) U
And, for Maundy Thursday:
A New Commandment (Archer) U+D
If Ye Love Me (Tallis arr. Tubbs) SAB
Pange Lingua (Plainchant) U
Ubi Caritas (Plainchant) U

Easter and Eastertide

Victimae Paschali Laudes (arr. Revert) SATB

Other suggestions for Easter:
Christians Shout for Joy and Gladness (Bach, arr. Bullard) U/SATB
Do not be afraid (Stopford) SATB
Christ the Lord is Ris'n (Smith) U+D
Draw Us In the Spirit's Tether (Friedell) U/SATB+D
O Filii et Filiae (Traditional) U/SATB
Peace I Leave With You (Mendelssohn arr. Hopson) SATB

Pentecost and Trinity

Veni Sancte Spiritus (Vogler) SATB

Other suggestions for Pentecost:
Come, Spirit of Our God (Rees) SA
Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song (Smith) SA
Spirit of God, Descend (Ogden) SATB
Veni Creator Spiritus (Plainchant) U
Veni Sancte Spiritus (Plainchant) U
Other suggestions for Trinity:
Christ Be With Me (Pachelbel arr. Rawsthorne) SA+Org
Praise to the Trinity (von Bingen arr. Elloway) U

Remembrance

Justorum Animae (Terry) U

Other suggestions for remembrance:
Beati Mundo Corde (Plainchant) U
Here, O My Lord (Viner) SATB
O Rest In the Lord (Mendelssohn) U
They Shall Grow Not Old (Terry) SATB
Pie Jesu (Faure) U

Blessed Virgin Mary

Ave Maria (Arcadelt) SATB

Ave Maris Stella (Grieg) SA+Org

Regina Caeli (Lotti) SATB

Sub Tuum Praesidium (Trad. Slavonic) SAB

Other suggestions for the Blessed Virgin Mary: 
Ave Maria (Lizst) U/SAB 
Mother of God (Tavener) SATB 
Ave Maris Stella (Plainchant) U
Magnificat in Cm (Dyson) U
Salve Mater (Plainchant) U

Blessed Sacrament

Adoro Te Devote (de Zulueta) U

Ave Verum Corpus (Guilmant) SATB

Ave Verum Corpus (Chopin) U

Cibavit Illos (Tye) SATB

Ecce Panis Angelorum (Portuguese) SATB

He Fed Them with Finest Wheat (Tye) SATB

O Sacrum Convivium (Farrant) U

O Salutaris Hostia (Barclay Jones) U

Panis Angelicus (Casciolini) SAB

Tantum Ergo (Barclay Jones) U

Tantum Ergo (Vierne) U

Verily, Verily, I Say Unto You (Tallis) U

Other suggestions for the Blessed Sacrament:
Adoro Te Devote (Plainchant) U
Author of Life Divine (MacDowall) SA
Anima Christi (Frisina) SATB
Ave Verum Corpus (Elgar) SATB
Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart) SATB
Ave Verum Corpus (Plainchant) U
Ave Verum Corpus (Stopford) SATB
O Sacrum Convivium (Remondi) SATB
O Salutaris Hostia (de Arriaga arr. Bullard) SAB
Panis Angelicus (Franck) SA
Panis Angelicus (Lambillotte) SATB
Tantum Ergo - Spanish (Plainchant) U
Tantum Ergo (Laloux) SATB+D
Tantum Ergo (Terry) SATB
True and Living Bread (Blackwell) SAB+D

General

Christus Vincit (Plainchant) U

Cantate Domino (Pitoni) SATB

Deliver Us, O Lord (Batten) U

How Shall I Sing That Majesty (Tallis) SATB

Jerusalem et Sion Filiae (d’Haudimont) U+SATB

Inclina Ad Me (Himmel) U

Jesu Dulcis Memoria (Vittoria) U/SATB

Jesu Rex Admirabilis (Palestrina) SAB

Lead Me, Lord (Wesley) U

O Bone Jesu (Palestrina) SATB

O Praise the Lord (Batten) U

O the Beautiful Treasures (Traditional) U

Teach Me, O Lord (Attwood) U

Tollite Hostias (Saint-Saens) SATB

Other suggestions:
Benedic Anima Mea Domino (Malcolm) SAB
Cantabo Domino (Grandi) U
Come To Me (Rizza) U
Come My Way 'The Call' (Vaughan Williams) U
Day By Day (Warren) SATB
Deep Peace 'Gaelic Blessing' (Rutter) U
Desiderium Animae (Malcolm) SAB
Fill Your Hearts With Joy and Gladness (Quartel) U+D
God Be In My Head (Howells) SATB
God Be In My Head (Wilby) U/SATB
God To Enfold Me (Vann) SATB
I WIll Sing to the Lord (Clarke) SATB+Org
Jubilate Deo (arr Bullard) 2-4 voices
Laudate Dominum (Pitoni) SATB
May God Support Us (Walker) U/SATB
Misericordes Sicut Pater (Inwood) U/SATB 
May the Lord Show His Mercy 'Celtic Blessing' (Rutter) U
Nunc Dimittis in Cm (Dyson) U
O Come Ye Servants of the Lord (Tye) SATB
Peace I Leave With You (Mendelssohn arr. Hopson) SATB
Te Lucis Ante Terminum (Plainchant) U
Teach Me, O God (Walker) U/SATB
The Lord's My Shepherd (Chilcott) U/SATB
The Lord Bless Thee (Rose) U

Hymnody

TUNE: DROITWICH 10 10 10 10 (Johnson) SATB

LAST VERSE: REPTON 86 88 6 (Parry, last verse Johnson) SATB

Read more about the composition of the last verse for REPTON