Category Archives: Church

Psalm 69: Have Pity, My God (with David J. Diephouse)

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve collaborated with David Diephouse before (80, 107, 148) and am glad to be co-writing a new Psalm setting with him. This one, Psalm 69, comes with an origin … Continue reading →

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Psalm 8: How Often in the Deep of Night (with Linda Bonney Olin)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Like many Februarys, this month I will be taking part in FAWM: February Album Writing Month. This year I will be meeting the challenge of writing 14 songs in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 143: O Lord, Hear My Prayer

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update 2/4/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. The latest in my ongoing exploration of jazz Psalms is what is known as a responsorial Psalm. This is a form of chant in which the bulk of … Continue reading →

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Psalm 2: The Restless Nations Rage

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/21/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve collaborated with Naaman Wood before and together we produced one of my favorite Psalm settings. So as I pushed ahead on my goal of setting the whole … Continue reading →

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Psalm 13: How Long?

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/25/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I continue to experiment with the intersection of Jazz and Psalmody. Will my experiments prove fruitful? Who knows. But I’ve learned that experimentation–play–is an important part of music … Continue reading →

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Psalm 141: O Lord, I Call to You, Please Hear Me

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/25/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Any regular follower of this blog knows that I am on a quest to set every Psalm to music. A quick perusal of recent blog posts reveals that … Continue reading →

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Come, Sinners, Come, to the Gospel Feast

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Greg Scheer

Pastor Nate preached from Luke 14:15-24 last Sunday. The parable of the great banquet is compelling and comforting, but there aren’t a lot of songs based on this text. Charles Wesley to the rescue! In 1747, he wrote a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Holy God, We Praise Your Name

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Greg Scheer

My Just Add People! series of piano accompaniments for congregational singing has got to be one of the best-kept secrets of the church music world. Each one adds a new twist or little sparkle that enlivens the congregation’s singing. My … Continue reading →

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Immortal, Invisible

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Greg Scheer

Where have I been? You wonder. When I’m not planning worship services for Fuller Ave CRC, learning a new notation program, or chipping away at my mammoth new composition based on Psalm 119, I’m writing arrangements like this piano accompaniment … Continue reading →

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Anaweza, Bwana/You Are Able (Swahili)

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Greg Scheer

I first heard this catchy little Swahili song in the video below, which was recorded at my previous church. I am ashamed to admit that I know little about it except that it is sung in Swahili, a language spoken … Continue reading →

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