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Category Archives: Church
Psalm 69: Have Pity, My God (with David J. Diephouse)
Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve collaborated with David Diephouse before (80, 107, 148) and am glad to be co-writing a new Psalm setting with him. This one, Psalm 69, comes with an origin … Continue reading
Psalm 8: How Often in the Deep of Night (with Linda Bonney Olin)
Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Like many Februarys, this month I will be taking part in FAWM: February Album Writing Month. This year I will be meeting the challenge of writing 14 songs in … Continue reading
Psalm 143: O Lord, Hear My Prayer
Update 2/4/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. The latest in my ongoing exploration of jazz Psalms is what is known as a responsorial Psalm. This is a form of chant in which the bulk of … Continue reading
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Psalm 2: The Restless Nations Rage
Update 1/21/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve collaborated with Naaman Wood before and together we produced one of my favorite Psalm settings. So as I pushed ahead on my goal of setting the whole … Continue reading
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Psalm 13: How Long?
Update 1/25/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I continue to experiment with the intersection of Jazz and Psalmody. Will my experiments prove fruitful? Who knows. But I’ve learned that experimentation–play–is an important part of music … Continue reading
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Psalm 141: O Lord, I Call to You, Please Hear Me
Update 1/25/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Any regular follower of this blog knows that I am on a quest to set every Psalm to music. A quick perusal of recent blog posts reveals that … Continue reading
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Come, Sinners, Come, to the Gospel Feast
Pastor Nate preached from Luke 14:15-24 last Sunday. The parable of the great banquet is compelling and comforting, but there aren’t a lot of songs based on this text. Charles Wesley to the rescue! In 1747, he wrote a beautiful … Continue reading
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Holy God, We Praise Your Name
My Just Add People! series of piano accompaniments for congregational singing has got to be one of the best-kept secrets of the church music world. Each one adds a new twist or little sparkle that enlivens the congregation’s singing. My … Continue reading
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Immortal, Invisible
Where have I been? You wonder. When I’m not planning worship services for Fuller Ave CRC, learning a new notation program, or chipping away at my mammoth new composition based on Psalm 119, I’m writing arrangements like this piano accompaniment … Continue reading
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Anaweza, Bwana/You Are Able (Swahili)
I first heard this catchy little Swahili song in the video below, which was recorded at my previous church. I am ashamed to admit that I know little about it except that it is sung in Swahili, a language spoken … Continue reading
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