Category Archives: FAWM 2022

Psalm 23: God Is Our Shepherd (with Michael Morgan)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. It’s hard to believe I’ve never written a song based on Psalm 23. (Unless you count this and this.) Perhaps I felt it was such low-hanging fruit that I … Continue reading →

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The One More Note Samba

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Greg Scheer

When I’m not furiously writing Psalms this month, I’m being lured into various FAWM challenges. Every week in February at fawm.org, someone posts a writing prompt, like “Write a song with a body part in it (a la Shakira’s “Hips … Continue reading →

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Take 3.0

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Greg Scheer

I’m sure you all know the jazz standard, Take 5. This one’s like that, but in 3/4 time. And while it may seem they have nothing more in common than a number in their title, they share a similar rhythmic … Continue reading →

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Psalm 20: Blessing (with Kate Bluett)

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Kate Bluett and I have already completed one Psalm collaboration, last year’s raucous “The Thunder’s Rage Is Roaring” (Psalm 57). This time around is a more placid song. Kate’s … Continue reading →

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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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