Category Archives: Choir

Road-testing two songs

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I usually reserve this blog for premieres, but as you know, a composition’s success is measured by repeat performances. In the case of a congregational song, there’s a big difference between what’s on the page, how it sounds when a … Continue reading →

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Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Greg Scheer

This Lent, Church of the Servant is using a different version of Isaac Watts’ text “Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed” each Sunday. Kauflin, Benedict, Governor–we’re doing them all. My own humble contribution to the collection is an arrangement of … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer Bs: Psalm 145, One Generation

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Greg Scheer

If I were to have a big hit, this would be it. It sort of won the CRC Sesquicentennial hymn contest, then appeared in Contemporary Songs for Worship, and can now be found in Psalms for All Seasons, #145G. But there were … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer Bs: Psalm 133, How Very Good

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I added verses to Barbara Boertje’s “How Good It Is,” but I’ve never posted a recording of the full choral arrangement. Until now.

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Revenge of the Killer Bs: Psalm 124, If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Greg Scheer

This choral anthem will be coming out on GIA soon. Six years in production, it’s gonna be good… Here’s a recording of a read-through of the choral anthem, sans narration sections.

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Revenge of the Killer Bs: Psalm 103, From the Dust

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Update 2/8/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve blogged about “From the Dust” before, but I’ve had no recording of the choral arrangement until now. This one didn’t make it into Psalms for All Seasons and … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 36, Deeper than the Sea

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Once again, this song is not new to my blog, but this is a new recording. And as a Psalms for All Seasons reject, it fits squarely in this series of Killer B posts: MP3.

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 23, The King of Love

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song and arrangement can be downloaded here. Hands down, one of my favorite hymns is “The King of Love My Shepherd Is.” I wrote an SSA arrangement of this which found a home in … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Killer B’s: Psalm 13, How Long Will You Forget

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Greg Scheer

This choral/congregation setting of Psalm 13 began its life as Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed (which, by the way, I think you should sing in your church this upcoming Lent). When TCS and I were doing the initial reading … Continue reading →

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Peace in the Valley, the understudy

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Greg Scheer

Chris Smit was such a hit singing “Peace in the Valley” at Church of the Servant’s Lessons & Carols service a few weeks ago, that a repeat performance was demanded for the Christmas Eve Service. Sadly, he lost his voice … Continue reading →

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