Category Archives: Arrangement

Before Your Manger

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/11/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. A few years ago a woman in the church told me she’d love to sing a Christmas carol she remembered fondly from her childhood in Germany. Being a German … Continue reading →

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Ready My Heart

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/15/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I first heard “Ready My Heart” on Steve Bell’s CD Each Rare Moment over a decade ago. It’s been an integral part of my church’s Advent ever since. It … Continue reading →

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DARWALL, funky fresh intro

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Just a quick post from yesterday’s service, featuring the inimitable Joyful Noise Orchestra. If you are not familiar with JNO, it’s an ensemble (collective? flash mob? uprising?) of musicians that span from age 12 to 72, from beginner to pro. We … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Power

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 3/12/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. My final post from the 9/13/15 COS service is an oldie but goodie, “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” A while back I wrote a “Haydnesque” string … Continue reading →

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Father in Heaven

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Greg Scheer

In my work on Global Songs for Worship I wrote a lot of arrangements. A. Lot. I’m a constant musical tinkerer, so I often take a previous idea and build on it, depending on what musicians I have available. On 9/13/15 … Continue reading →

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Vivaldoxology

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Greg Scheer

One of my jobs as a music director is to put a multitude of music styles together in one service, then smooth the edges so that it feels natural. This 9/13/15 medley begins with the choir singing Vivaldi’s “Gratias Agimus … Continue reading →

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May the Mind

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. 15 years ago I wrote a “retune” of the hymn “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior.” Of course, in those days we didn’t call them retunes, we called them, … Continue reading →

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We Sing the Mighty Power, string quartet

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/29/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Last Sunday at Church of the Servant I had the luxury of leading worship with a choir and string quartet. You know I can’t resist fully exploiting an … Continue reading →

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All of My Heart, voiceover edition

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/15/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. A while back I discovered the Brazilian congregational song writing duo of Rubem Amorese and Toninho Zemuner. They produce an astounding number of songs, all of them good. When they … Continue reading →

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O Come, Holy Spirit (Sarwar)

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Greg Scheer

One of the great things about my church is that we have a constant stream of interesting people joining us from all around the world. One of them is Eric Sarwar, a musician from Pakistan. Eric and I have collaborated before. This … Continue reading →

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