Category Archives: Congregational Songs

Oče naš /God, Our Father in Heaven (Croatian Lord’s Prayer)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/28/21: Sheet music for this song can now be purchased at gregscheer.com. For a long time now, people* have been clamoring for the Scheer men to form a band. Indeed, we are the ultimate boy band: tall and lanky … Continue reading →

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Ever-Tender Shepherd

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 11/4/21: Sheet music for this song can now be downloaded at gregscheer.com. A few months ago, I was asked to compose a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches’ 2017 General Council meeting in Leipzig, Germany. After … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 3: Renew Us, O God!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/28/21: Sheet music for this song can now be purchased at gregscheer.com. In a Goldilocks’ moment, my third and final porridge…er, song…is just right. This time, my theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council brings … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 2: God of All Creation

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Greg Scheer

My second attempt at a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council was inspired by their meeting place: Leipzig. Leipzig, of course, is famous as the city in which Bach worked for almost three decades … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 1: Semper Reformanda

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve been asked to write a song for use at the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council. The difficulty of this sort of assignment is that–with … Continue reading →

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Psalm 121: Lift Your Eyes Up to the Mountains!

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. As you know, my dear listeners, I scour the globe for songs that might find a home in your congregation. Sometimes they come from the globe that is my head. … Continue reading →

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One Generation with liturgical dance

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Greg Scheer

We Will Extol You, God and King from Church of the Servant on Vimeo.

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Benediction (The Last Word)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/benediction-the_last_word.mp3 Update 10/28/21: Sheet music for this song can now be purchased at gregscheer.com. How does Sunday morning’s worship relate to Monday morning’s work? That’s the question on BiFrost/Cardiphonia’s mind, one that was the impetus for a song contest. And … Continue reading →

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Psalm 82 live at COS

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. It is so rewarding when a song goes from something that was in your head or dots on paper and becomes something people can hear and sing. It never gets … Continue reading →

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Psalm 82: Gathered in the Judgment Hall

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. I’ve been working on a setting of Psalm 82 for a few weeks now. It’s really an interesting Psalm. Most of the time it is taken as an indictment of … Continue reading →

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