The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer

What could be a more appropriate soundtrack for a quiet Friday in Lent than a rollicking country song about leaving it all behind? Actually, this song has nothing at all to do with Lent, it’s just that the incongruity between the song and the season struck me as humorous. But I digress.

Colin and I are back in business, and “Shake the Dust” is the latest in our catalog. “Shake the Dust” is the kind of song you want playing in the background after you’ve pistol whipped the bad guy, kissed the girl goodbye, tossed back a shot of whiskey and thrown the glass against the wall with a hearty laugh. And haven’t we all had days like that?

Take a gander at the MP3 or PDF.

One of my favorite hymn tunes is O WALY WALY (often associated with the song “The Water Is Wide”) and one of my favorite hymn texts is “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” I often put them together, to the annoyance of those in the pews, but this Lent I decided to do something a little different. I paired Marie J. Post’s text “As Moses Raise the Serpent Up” with the tune O WALY WALY and put it in a medley with “When I Survey” paired with HAMBURG. Then I added a new refrain to wrap it all together into a meaty Lenten sandwich. Listen to the sinfully cheesy demo, or download a side of music score.