Category Archives: Contests

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 122: Let Us Go (Church of the Servant)

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Greg Scheer

How cool is this? My friends at Church of the Servant made a music video of my song “Let Us Go” for the COS Psalm Contest premiere Sunday. It was great to see old friends from the COS Choir, Guitarchestra, … Continue reading →

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CHARMING FOURTH

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/14/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I don’t enter hymn contests as obsessively as I used to, but when I do, I usually lose. My entry into the Eastman School of Music’s hymn tune … Continue reading →

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Jesus Lives, and So Shall I: The Winner!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Greg Scheer

The people have spoken, and the people have decided that “True Tenor” is the most worthy tune to be paired with the lyrics “Jesus Lives, and So Shall I.” For those of you who like statistics, the voting results are … Continue reading →

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Jesus Lives, and So Shall I: The Vote!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Greg Scheer

As promised, I am going to let your discerning ears choose the best rendition of “Jesus Lives.” The link below will take you to a google form where you can hear all three songs, rate them 1-5, and leave comments. … Continue reading →

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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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Oh, That I Had Wings (Psalm 55)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. You may have heard that I won the 2017 Church of the Servant New Psalm Contest with my Psalm 40 song, “Patiently.” What you may not have heard is … Continue reading →

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Run with the Pack!

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

While I have vowed to enter no more contests, I still have a Google alert set for “song contest.” A few days ago, it alerted me about a new high school in Utah that was in need of a school … 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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