Category Archives: Church

Other music that doesn’t fit in the choir or congregation categories.

A Humble Mass

Posted on September 2, 2010 by gregscheer

A while back NPM (National Pastoral Musicians) held a contest  for new musical settings of the English Mass which was recently approved by the US Roman Catholic bishops. For those of you who aren’t Catholic, even small changes in the … Continue reading →

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Shout to the North – fugue intro thingy

Posted on June 22, 2010 by gregscheer

I’m helping with worship at the WCRC event in G.R.usalem this week. On Wednesday morning there’s a band and a string quintet leading the worship service. I thought it would be nice to put them together at some point in … Continue reading →

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Two Holy Week Hymns

Posted on March 22, 2010 by gregscheer

As a worship planner, I try hard not to put my own musical preferences over my congregation’s. However, during certain liturgical seasons I insist on singing a short list of songs that are my personal favorites. This could be considered … Continue reading →

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Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed

Posted on March 10, 2010 by gregscheer

I was reading Bruce Benedict’s very excellent Cardophonia blog today, and he had a post with four different musical renditions of Isaac Watt’s text “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed.” That reminded me that I have never uploaded my choral … Continue reading →

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Patiently (Psalm 40)

Posted on February 17, 2010 by gregscheer

Tonight at COS we’re throwing a big Lent party we call Ash Wednesday. (Not really, it’s just Ash Wednesday service.) As I chose music for the end of the service, I wanted to find music that was somewhat unobtrusive so … Continue reading →

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A Mark of Grace

Posted on December 24, 2009 by gregscheer

At this year’s Calvin Worship Symposium, I’m planning music for a service that uses the story of Cain and Abel as the sermon scripture. As you can imagine there are a TON of congregational songs about that one… Neal Plantinga … Continue reading →

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My Soul at COS L&C

Posted on December 16, 2009 by gregscheer

Sunday evening was Church of the Servant’s Lessons & Carols service. As always, it was the highlight of Advent and Christmas for me. The highlight for me from a compositional standpoint, was that after 12 years I finally got a … Continue reading →

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Savior of the Nations, Come

Posted on December 8, 2009 by gregscheer

The great Advent hymn “Savior of the Nations, Come” has been on my mind a lot this week, no doubt in part because of Bruce Benedict’s excellent rendition. As I planned for next week’s service, I knew the Joyful Noise … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

Posted on November 23, 2009 by gregscheer

On Sunday night Rebecca Jordan Heys preached on the parable of the ten bridesmaids and asked me to conclude the sermon by leading the spiritual “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning.” Like many people, I know the song from the … Continue reading →

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Toads in Tiaras

Posted on November 18, 2009 by gregscheer

There’s a great song in Sing! A New Creation called “Toda la tierra/All Earth Is Waiting.” (The first phrase in Spanish produces the wonderfully silly sound-alike in English: Toads in Tiaras.) I use it a few times each Advent, but … Continue reading →

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