Category Archives: FAWM 2020

Psalm 37: An Antiphonal Acrostic

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Greg Scheer

A number of months ago, my mom mentioned that Psalm 37 is one of her favorite scriptures, so I thought I’d set it to music. Little did I realize what an undertaking it would turn out to be!  You see, … Continue reading →

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T. L. Moody: Will Rise in Spring

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/10/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Another collaboration with Tammy Moody. Like many of her songs, this one features vivid images of nature. In this, she takes us through the seasons, ultimately connecting spring’s … Continue reading →

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T. L. Moody: Hands Come Gleaning.

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/10/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Tammy Moody wrote the lyrics for this new song. I love the way she ties together images of harvesting the land, social justice, and the Lord’s Supper. The … Continue reading →

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It Is Finished!

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. The 7th and final song of The Seven Last Words series is “It is finished.” (John 19:30). These were the final words Christ uttered as he died. It is important … Continue reading →

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I Trust My Soul to You

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. This is #6 of The Seven Last Words, in which Jesus says, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) In the drama of the crucifixion, these … Continue reading →

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May We Thirst in You

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. “I thirst” is the 5th word from the cross and the 5th song in my series of songs on The Seven Last Words. As I contemplated this short sentence, … Continue reading →

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Set Us Free

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. This fourth song of the “Seven Last Words” project has Jesus speaking some of the most desolate words of the Bible: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken … Continue reading →

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Love One Another

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/6/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. #3 in the “Seven Last Words of Christ” series. The Gospel of John tells the story this way: “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, … Continue reading →

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By Your Side

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/6/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. “By Your Side” is song #2 in my Seven Last Words of Christ series. This one is based on Luke 23:43 “Truly, I say to you, today you will … Continue reading →

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Forgive Us

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/6/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. This Lent, Pastor Nate is preaching a series on the seven last words of Christ. I’ve committed to writing a short song to follow each of the seven sermons. … Continue reading →

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