Category Archives: Choir

Psalm 40: Patiently (revised, Psalm contest winner)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/6/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. Let me tell you the history of Psalm 40. Well, not the complete history; that stretches back a few millennia. But I can tell you the history of my … Continue reading →

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Clap Your Hands, at WLP

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Greg Scheer

http://www.wlp.jspaluch.com/download/Clap_Your_Hands.mp3   World Library Press now publishes “Clap Your Hands,” a Yoruba folk song I arranged for SATB Choir, Cantor, Flute/Piccolo and Percussion. Even better, they recorded a beautiful rendition of the arrangement that shows they really get the piece. This … Continue reading →

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Born to Die, Born to Rise

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. For the fourth year in a row, I’ve been commissioned to write a piece for Calvin College’s Lessons and Carols service. Not only is it an honor, but … Continue reading →

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Abana at Southwood Lutheran in Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Greg Scheer

One of the most satisfying things about writing music for the church is to see how different songs migrate. “Abana/The Arabic Lord’s Prayer” is quickly becoming one of the most popular global songs I’ve translated and arranged. It was already … Continue reading →

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Psalm 96: A New Song in Lansdale, PA

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Greg Scheer

One of the things that makes me feel downright legit as a composer is stumbling across a video of one of my pieces online–a video that I didn’t upload, performed by musicians I don’t know. In this case, it is the … Continue reading →

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Make Us One within Your Spirit – choir, brass, and organ

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song (including this arrangement) can be downloaded here. “Make Us One within Your Spirit” has a history that includes rejection, revision, and revival. But then, don’t we all? https://www.facebook.com/ken.hitchens.3/videos/10211667814882778/ It began its life in … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory, strings

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Greg Scheer

I was recently asked to write string parts to go with my choral anthem, “Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory.” It was great fun to revisit the piece, and I feel the strings add a dramatic dimension to the piece … Continue reading →

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Lord, You Have Come to the Harbor

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Greg Scheer

“Tu Has Venido a la Orilla” is a beautiful song by Cesareo Gabarain (1976 © admin. OCP Publications). It is a simple text about hearing Christ’s call, set to an almost perfect melody. I’ve long wanted to arrange the song. … Continue reading →

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Psalm 150: Hallel, Hallelujah!

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 11/4/21: Sheet music for this song can now be downloaded at gregscheer.com. Psalm 150 is the last, but by no means least of the Psalm settings I wrote this month.  Interestingly, it was the first one I drafted. The … Continue reading →

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Psalm 46: The Lord of All Is with Us

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. In this, my third-to-last Adopt-a-Psalm song, knowing I was writing something to commemorate the Reformation—and especially because Luther himself set Psalm 46 to music—I knew this needed to be … Continue reading →

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