Category Archives: Contests

Oh, That I Had Wings (Psalm 55)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

You may have heard that I won the 2017 Church of the Servant New Psalm Contest with my Psalm 40 song, “Patiently.” What you may not have heard is that I lost the contest with my Psalm 55 song, “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Run with the Pack!

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

While I have vowed to enter no more contests, I still have a Google alert set for “song contest.” A few days ago, it alerted me about a new high school in Utah that was in need of a school … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 3: Renew Us, O God!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

In a Goldilocks’ moment, my third and final porridge…er, song…is just right. This time, my theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council brings together the best of my earlier drafts. My first attempt was too “slogan-y”. … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 2: God of All Creation

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Greg Scheer

My second attempt at a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council was inspired by their meeting place: Leipzig. Leipzig, of course, is famous as the city in which Bach worked for almost three decades … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 1: Semper Reformanda

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Greg Scheer

I’ve been asked to write a song for use at the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council. The difficulty of this sort of assignment is that–with intuition rather than information–I have to project what might be needed and … Continue reading →

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Benediction (The Last Word)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

How does Sunday morning’s worship relate to Monday morning’s work? That’s the question on BiFrost/Cardiphonia’s mind, one that was the impetus for a song contest. And if it’s on the mind of song contest judges, then it’s on my mind, … Continue reading →

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Labor On!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Greg Scheer

A while back, Perkins School of Theology issued a call for labor hymns–songs that “focus on the struggles, hope, and agency of working people and their communities.” Of course I had to write something! Here’s a Guitarchestra recording and the PDF … Continue reading →

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The World Lay Languishing in Pain

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Greg Scheer

I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter any more contests. I will not enter … Continue reading →

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I Eat Rejection Like Pizza

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Greg Scheer

Anybody for a slice of humble pie? A few years ago FaithAlive asked composers to submit tunes for four texts slated for their forthcoming hymnal. The hymnal is no longer forthcoming. Lift Up Your Hearts was published this year, and as … Continue reading →

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Lo, How a Loser, orchestra edition

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Greg Scheer

I recently entered an orchestration of my choral anthem, “Lo, How a Rose” in a contest. I thought for sure I had this one in the bag. Alas, there was a hole in the bag. Now I’ve got a jazz … Continue reading →

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