Liturgical
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Lord, We Set Apart This Time
$0.00 Add to cart[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lord_we_set_apart_this_time.mp3"][/audio]This hymn makes the perfect bookends for a service: verse one is a call to worship and verse two is a call to service. It is written in four-parts and sounds beautiful sung by a cappella choir.
This hymnis a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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May the Peace of God
$0.00 Add to carthttp://musicblog.gregscheer.com/may_the_peace_of_god.mp3
This short, four-part benediction from Philippians 4:7 connects to Psalm 4. It could be used as a coda to my Psalm 4 song “I Rest in You” or sung as a choral benediction at the end of a worship service.
This hymn is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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O Lord, May Your Kingdom Come
$20.00 Add to carthttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/sarwar-isaiah11.mp3
This song is an East/West collaboration between Pakistani Eric Sarwar and me. Eric wrote the music based on the shiv ranjni raga and I wrote the text based on Isaiah 11. It is a beautiful statement of longing for God’s promised Kingdom, which at times we can almost taste and other times seems very far off.
Anthem for SATB choir, percussion, and strings. Purchase price allows you to print as many copies as you need for your ensemble.
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O the Blood of Jesus
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A staple in African American churches, this chorus is especially fitting during communion, confession, or ministry time. This Just Add People! arrangement leaves lots of options, from a simple groove to more complex rhythms and modulations.Piano accompaniment for congregational singing.
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Our Father
$0.00 Add to cart[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-Our-Father.mp3"][/audio]The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) becomes an ethereal musical groove in this song. Download the sheet music or listen to the track as it appears on the album Half the Man.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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Psalm 20: Blessing
Price range: $0.00 through $20.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagehttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/bluett-psalm_2-blessing.mp3
Kate Bluett’s beautiful rendering of Psalm 20 is simply called “Blessing.” She has recast the language of the Psalm in a way that speaks powerfully into our own context. For example, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses” becomes “Some trust in arms and some in power.” In my estimation, this is exactly the kind of “transplanting” that should take place in modern Psalm songs.
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Psalm 41: Blessed Are the Weak
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Psalm 41 is a prayer for healing–a prayer of hope though both enemies and friends are waiting for you to die. “Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.” This is very similar to Jesus’ words in the Beatitudes: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” God has always sided with the poor, the weak, and the outsiders. We should, too, knowing that God will side with us in our moment of weakness.
This hymn is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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Sanna, Sannanina – flute/piccolo descant
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“Sanna, Sannanina” is a delightful South African song that is perfect for joyous Palm Sunday processions. Here I’ve added a flute descant that is almost as rhythmic as the djembe accompaniment. The recording above is an instrumental version with flute and djembe; this descant would also work over the congregation, choir, or praise team singing the song.
Descants for flute/piccolo. Download also includes SATB hymn with both South African and English texts.
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The Lord Be with You
$20.00 Add to cartString quartet parts to accompany Ron Rienstra’s “The Lord Be with You” liturgy (Lift Up Your Hearts 535, 811)
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The Nicene Creed
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This musical setting of the Nicene Creed was composed at the request of the World Council of Churches to be sung at their 2025 conference, celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The verses likely require a cantor, as the music follows the contours of the creed’s text verbatim. The refrain, however, is a simple, repeated, “We believe” for the congregation.
Note: This text follows the version used by the WCC. At the infamous “filioque clause,” you may choose the alternative, “[Holy Spirit,] who proceeds from the Father and the Son.” You will find some differences between the printed music and the demo, as the recording was based on an earlier draft of the song.
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We Are Coming, Lord, to the Table
$0.00 Add to cart[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-We-Are-Coming-Lord-To-The-Table-Sierra-Leone.mp3"][/audio]This Communion song from Sierra Leone is traditionally sung as the bread and wine are brought forward to the table in a great, dancing procession. Imagine how singing it in your congregation would gather people into joyous celebration!
This hymn is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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أبانا الذي في السماء ليتقدس اسمك/Abana in Heaven
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“Abana” is sung by Christians throughout the Arabic-speaking world. This haunting, yet vigorous melody beautifully captures the words of the Lord’s Prayer. It can be found in a number of hymnals. For those looking for a more fleshed-out arrangement, my arrangement for piano and strings will support congregational singing well. A choral anthem scored for SATB and piano and can be purchased from GIA Music.
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