Author Archives: Greg Scheer

Psalm 108: O God, My Heart Is Ready (w/ Kate Bluett)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Greg Scheer

Update: This song is now available at gregscheer.com. Whenever I get the chance to work with Kate Bluett, I jump at the opportunity. She has a knack for writing hymns that are fresh and insightful, yet draw a worshiper’s attention … Continue reading →

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Psalm 11: Our God Is Still on the Throne

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Greg Scheer

Update: This song is now available at gregscheer.com. There are many, many ways to set the Psalms to music. Some of the most popular choices include metrical, responsorial, and verbatim Psalm settings. Each approach has its merits and I try … Continue reading →

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Charlotte

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Greg Scheer

One of the keys to composing is filling a need. Break up songs? Dime a dozen. Songs about Toothpaste? There’s plenty of room there for newcomers. Settings of Psalm 23? Yours needs to be better than the hundreds of well-loved … Continue reading →

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Sehnsucht

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Greg Scheer

“Sehnsucht,” is the German word for “longing.” It connotes more than a garden variety longing, though. It carries the deeper sense of longing for something that is out of reach or a longing that can’t even be put into words. … Continue reading →

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Hotel Husband

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Greg Scheer

Here we are, starting the year off right with a new song! I was away in Detroit with my wife this week. She was training for a new job, so we decided it would be fun to work during the … Continue reading →

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Tuhan Adalah Gembalaku/You, Lord, You Are My Shepherd of Love

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Greg Scheer

One final song for 2022. An Indonesian friend introduced me to this setting of Psalm 23, which he’ll use in his ordination service. It’s simple, lovely, and has some interesting melodic twists and turns. Since I was learning it anyway, … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Conversation

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Greg Scheer

I’m not a particularly legit jazz musician. Yes, yes, I gig and know more or less what I’m doing (though I don’t/can’t always do it), but I don’t have a ton of jazz street cred: I don’t have thousands of … Continue reading →

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Stollen Moments

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Sometimes a great title is just too good to resist.* In this case, my wife and I drove past a billboard that mentioned Stollen, the German answer to fruitcake, and I immediately knew I was destined to compose a jazz … Continue reading →

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Once in Royal David’s City Live at Baylor University

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Greg Scheer

One of the great joys of composing is when a fine musician performs one of my pieces in a way that really makes it come alive. In the case of this recording, there were three fine musicians: Hunter Morris on … Continue reading →

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Night and DayQuil

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Greg Scheer

A few weeks ago I had a cold that kept me down for nearly two weeks. It was so bad that I even canceled a gig! I never cancel a gig. I was downing DayQuil and NyQuil faster than a … Continue reading →

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