Category Archives: Church

Wen Ti at the 2018 Calvin Worship Symposium

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Greg Scheer

 Last fall I was commissioned to write an arrangement of the Chinese folk song “Wen Ti” (聞笛) for the 2018 Calvin Worship Symposium. This beautiful tune often appears in hymnals with the benediction text “May the Lord, Mighty God.” The … Continue reading →

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Close to Your Heart (at Fellowship Reformed, Holland)

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Two more recordings of yesterday’s “Close to My Heart.” Above is Jordan Clegg leading the Fellowship Reformed gang in a beautiful rendition that includes penny whistle (played by Jackson Nickolay). Below is yours truly in a stripped down acoustic version.

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Psalm 131: Close to Your Heart

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Psalm 131 is the third shortest Psalm, consisting of only three verses. So when Jordan Clegg commissioned me to write a song based on the Psalm for Fellowship Reformed in Holland, MI, I thought, “This’ll be a piece of cake!” … Continue reading →

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O One with God the Father

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Greg Scheer

William Walsham How is best known as the author of “For All the Saints,” but he wrote almost a hundred other hymns, including the focus of today’s post: “O One with God the Father.” It is a powerful Epiphany text … Continue reading →

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We Break This Bread

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Greg Scheer

At this summer’s Hymn Society meeting in St. Louis, I was approached by a publisher about composing some tunes to go with a new collection of hymn texts by Christopher L. Webber. I can never resist an opportunity to compose new … Continue reading →

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Kwake Yesu in Ontario

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Hot off the press from Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Hamilton Ontario comes a rendition of my GIA anthem, “Kwake Yesu.”  

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Tiny King (with Liz Vice)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Greg Scheer

“What’s with all the Christmas music in summer?” You may ask. This March I joined two dozen other songwriters to explore the themes that are missing from common Christmas songs and to compose new songs that address those themes. During … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Be Enough

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Most Christmas songs are all joy and confidence: Shepherds overwhelmed by angelic songs; Wisemen led by navigational stars. But if your life is at all like mine, those moments are rare. Instead, life is accompanied by a soundtrack of doubt, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 40: Patiently (revised, Psalm contest winner)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Let me tell you the history of Psalm 40. Well, not the complete history; that stretches back a few millennia. But I can tell you the history of my musical rendition of Psalm 40; that only goes back two decades. … Continue reading →

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Glory and Honour (with Graham Kendrick)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Greg Scheer

http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/glory_and_honour.mp3 A few years ago, I met Graham Kendrick at a CICW event. After living through the March for Jesus and Promise Keepers eras, it was delightful to spend a few hours with the man behind the music and find him … Continue reading →

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