Category Archives: Retuned hymn

Historic hymn texts set to new music.

I Will Not Let You Go

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Greg Scheer

What do you do when your pastor decides to preach on Genesis 32:22-31? Sure, the story of Jacob’s late night wrestling match with a stranger (man? angel? God?) is a common Old Testament story, but there simply aren’t a lot … Continue reading →

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O God, Our Help, We Bless Your Name

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Last week I was working on a service about Exodus 18 where Moses receives instruction from his father-in-law Jethro about governing the people of Israel. As you can imagine, there were not as many song resources for this story as … Continue reading →

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The Song of Moses and the Lamb

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Greg Scheer

The sermon at Fuller this week comes from the story of Moses’ birth and adoption by Pharoah’s daughter (Exodus 2:1-10), exploring Moses as a foreshadowing of Christ. As I looked for appropriate songs to sing, I came across a once-popular … Continue reading →

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O One with God the Father @ Church of the Servant

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Greg Scheer

From this blog, you may get the impression that my compositional life has been dormant. On the contrary! I have been so busy composing new music that I haven’t had time to document my musical activities here. Over the next … Continue reading →

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Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us (Brian Foley)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Greg Scheer

There are lots of songs about the Holy Spirit, but most focus on invocation or sanctification. What I really liked about Brian Foley’s text “Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us,” is that he talks about other roles of the Holy Spirit: … Continue reading →

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O One with God the Father

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Update: Judith has requested the music and I am happy to oblige. Here is the PDF leadsheet. If you need the piano accompaniment, just email me. William Walsham How is best known as the author of “For All the Saints,” … Continue reading →

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O Breath of Life (by rote at COS)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Recently I recorded a pop punk retune of a hymn text by Bessie Porter Head. Naturally, the idea was met with some skepticism. Don’t let the style throw you off! Beneath the hood is a perfectly singable congregational song. How … Continue reading →

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O Breath of Life

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Greg Scheer

What do I like about Bessie Porter Head? What’s not to like? I say. First, her name is Bessie, which is cool in an old-fashioned way, and also rhymes with Nessy, the name of my favorite guitar (a red Ibanez hollow-body). … Continue reading →

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Why Should the Children of a King

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Greg Scheer

This is how it works for me: It’s afternoon and the pastor stops by my office to let me know he’s going to skip out on the evening worship committee meeting. “No problem,” I tell him, “I’ll let you know … Continue reading →

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All Hail, funky retune

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Imagine Earth, Wind & Fire (rest in peace, Maurice White) retired from touring and set up residence in a local church. Now imagine that in a dusty hymnal on the shelves of that church they came across the hymn All Hail the … Continue reading →

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