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Psalm 91: I Remain Secure
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Michael Joncas made Psalm 91 famous with his song, “Eagle’s Wings.” You know who else made Psalm 91 famous? Satan.*
And therein lies the difficulty of setting this Psalm to music: the Psalm can range from sickly sweet sentimentality to a grab for power and control. My song tries to find a middle ground that is honest about the real dangers of this life while trusting God’s love and providence. I chose the repeated phrase “I remain secure” because while bad things can and do harm us, we can trust that the ultimate fate of our lives and souls is in God’s hands.
*Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.
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 93: Lifted Up
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Psalm 93 speaks of God’s majesty, portraying the sea and crashing waves as praising God. Still, as mighty as the sea is, God is mightier still. It is breathtaking imagery.
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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Psalm 94: It Won’t Be Long
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When a Psalm starts with, “The Lord is a God who avenges,” you know it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Indeed, Psalm 94 does not disappoint. It is a tirade against the proud and powerful, decrying their lies and schemes against the defenseless. As this Psalm points out, God sees all. We don’t know when it will happen, but God, our Refuge, will set things right. We pray with the Psalmist that it won’t be long.
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 95: Oh Come, Come Let Us Sing
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Psalm 95 is a two part Psalm: verses 1-5 sing to a God who creates; verses 6-11 tell us of a God who relates. This, combined with the repeated “Come!” motif, makes this song a good choice for a call to worship or a transition into confession.
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 97: Let Every Shore Rejoice
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Psalm 97 proclaims that God is above all other gods. To our ears, this may seem an odd declaration, but surrounded by polytheistic cultures, the Psalmists took great pains to differentiate Israel’s God from the many neighboring gods of sea, harvest, and fire. Here, the point is made by portraying God as a mysterious, all-powerful deity before whom mountains melt like wax. It’s pretty awesome stuff, really.
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Psalm 98: Sing to the Lord a New Song
Price range: $0.00 through $5.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/01-Sing-to-the-Lord-a-New-Song.mp3"][/audio]It seems like everyone has their own version of Psalm 98, but each generation needs a “new song” so I make no apologies for adding my voice to the fray! This song was chosen to be sung at COLAM 1999 (Conference on Liturgy and Music) at Dordt College as part of the Composition Competition.
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Psalm 99: All the Nations Tremble
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Psalm 99 is a vision of God on the heavenly throne, surrounded by the mighty cherubim. In this vision, God’s feet rest on the earth— on Zion, to be exact. The temple in Zion was seen as the epicenter of God’s presence on earth. From there, God’s blessings spread throughout the whole world. The rest of the Psalm counts these blessings: justice, answered prayer, and forgiveness.
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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Ready My Heart
Price range: $0.00 through $5.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageI first heard “Ready My Heart” on Steve Bell’s CD Each Rare Moment a number of years ago and immediately fell in love with it. Lois Shuford has composed a unique Advent song, a devotional text in which we pray that our hearts would be prepared to cradle the coming Savior. Below is a video of Larry Figueroa and me introducing the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3aMobSfosM
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Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
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What I like most about this hymn tune is that it twists, turns, and teeters on the edge of chaos without ever losing its melodic momentum. I would be very pleased to turn this into a festive choral anthem with organ and brass. If your church commissions it, you get to name the hymn tune! Alternately, if you want to write a new hymn text (6.6.8.6 with refrain) to this tune, I’d be happy to collaborate with you.
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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Renew Us, O God
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This song was commissioned for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council. It takes the council’s theme (“transformed and transforming; renewed and renewing”) and puts it in prayer form: “Renew us, O God.” This prayer serves as a refrain that can be sung joyfully, as on the recording, or introspectively, like a Taizé chorus.
An Indonesian translation by Ivan Santoso is also available for download.