Category Archives: Church

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

Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 145, One Generation

Posted on February 5, 2012 by gregscheer

If I were to have a big hit, this would be it. It sort of won the CRC Sesquicentennial hymn contest, then appeared in Contemporary Songs for Worship, and can now be found in Psalms for All Seasons, #145G. But there were … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 133, How Very Good

Posted on February 4, 2012 by gregscheer

I added verses to Barbara Boertje’s “How Good It Is,” but I’ve never posted a recording of the full choral arrangement. Until now.

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 124, If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side

Posted on February 3, 2012 by gregscheer

This choral anthem will be coming out on GIA soon. Six years in production, it’s gonna be good… Here’s a recording of a read-through of the choral anthem, sans narration sections.

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 127, Rest in the Lord

Posted on February 2, 2012 by gregscheer

I finally met Michael Morgan, the author of this text, at the 2012 Calvin Worship Symposium. He’s a friendly guy and a fine organist as well as the author of a mother load of metrical Psalm settings. Here’s a new … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 114, The Hills and Mountains Tremble

Posted on February 1, 2012 by gregscheer

Perhaps I’m too dedicated to setting lesser-known Psalms to music. Maybe I should just stick to Psalm 23. But if you’re going to set Psalm 114 to music, you could do a lot worse than this.

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 103, From the Dust

Posted on January 31, 2012 by gregscheer

I’ve blogged about “From the Dust” before, but I’ve had no recording of the choral arrangement until now. This one didn’t make it into Psalms for All Seasons and has been rejected by one publisher to date.* But I still hold … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 107, Thanks Be to God

Posted on January 30, 2012 by gregscheer

This setting of Psalm 107 came about when the Psalm came up in the lectionary on a Sunday that the Guitarchestra was playing. I couldn’t find a workable version of the Psalm, so I took David Diephouse’s metrical text which is … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 81, Sing to God

Posted on January 29, 2012 by gregscheer

Having just finished the 2012 Calvin Worship Symposium, I’m all ramped up on the Psalms. Then, I’m always all ramped up on the Psalms… Here’s my setting of Psalm 81. This might not be a “zinger,” but I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 52, Why Do You Boast?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by gregscheer

More Killer B’s, more revenge. And this time, the theme of the Psalm revenge, too. Psalm 52 is pretty biting stuff, as I discussed before. Naturally, I’m partial to my rendition, but I can also see the charms of Doug … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 40, Patiently

Posted on January 27, 2012 by gregscheer

“Two settings of Psalm 40,” you ask? “Isn’t that a bit excessive?” Well, perhaps. But the previous one is a festive, praise band version, and this one is a contemplative take on the same Psalm. In a previous post, I … Continue reading →

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