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Benediction (The Last Word)
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The song’s genesis began with some phrases scratched on the back of a church bulletin. The phrase that stuck was “from the postlude to the prelude.” (That’s also the title of a book about church music administration by Randall Bradley.) From there I started to flesh out the kinds of things that could, indeed should, be understood as part of a worshipful life. Some of these seem clear: a playground feels like part of God’s world. But what about a prison?
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BIG OLD TREE
https://archive.gregscheer.com/sounds/big_old_tree.mp3
Hymn tunes shouldn’t only be for the older folks, right? Here’s a common meter tune that would work perfectly for a children’s song. The last phrase is repeated, so you can think of it as 8.6.8.6.8.6.
This is an orphan tune, waiting to be adopted by a text to call its own. If you write your own lyrics for this melody or pair it with an existing text, please let me know how you’ve used it.
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BLEST BE THOU
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/blest_are_the_innocents.mp3
This tune was originally written for “Blest Are the Innocents” by Sylvia Dunstan, a text about the Slaughter of the Innocents, when Herod killed every male under two in the hopes of killing Jesus, the prophesied King. Dunstan wrote the text with the 10.10.10.10 tune SLANE (“Be Thou My Vision”) in mind. However, a well-loved tune like SLANE may cause some cognitive dissonance with the grim subject matter of the text, so consider this alternative.
This is an orphan tune, waiting to be adopted by a text to call its own. If you write lyrics for this melody or pair it with an existing text, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense and let me know how you’ve used it.
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BRIDESMAID
Adam Tice’s “The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound” is an urgent call for the church to take action in the world:
The church of Christ cannot be bound
by walls of wood or stone.
Where charity and love are found–
there can the church be known.This new tune, BRIDESMAID.* It was conceived as a simple folk song in the tradition of 60s protest songs like “The Times They Are A Changin” or “If I Had a Hammer.” I’m sure the tune would fit other texts, as well.
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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Brightest and Best (STAR IN THE EAST)
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/brightest_and_best.mp3"][/audio]Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning,
” written by Reginald “Holy, Holy, Holy” Heber in 1811, wonderfully ties together the visit of the Magi with our own offerings to Christ. This Just Add People arrangement uses verses 3 and 4 of Heber’s text and makes a great offertory hymn.Piano accompaniment for congregational singing.
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Broken and Wasted
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Build a Longer Table
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GIA recently published a collection of Dave Bjorlin’s texts, Protest of Praise. It’s full of fresh hymns that address modern injustices. In “Build a Longer Table,” Dave shows that God’s incredible welcome to us through Christ requires us to show hospitality to others. This song’s exuberant Gospel groove declares the text with strength and joy.
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By Blessed Wounds
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Tammy Moody wrote a lovely text about trusting God to be a good father. I like how Tammy approaches the image of God as Father, which is quite out of fashion in some circles. She acknowledges the fear and doubt many of us have in believing we’re children, accepted and loved by a good Heavenly Father.
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CHARMING FOURTH
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/charming_fourth.mp3"][/audio]This tune is called CHARMING FOURTH, because I wrote and rejected three other tune drafts before settling on this one; they say the third time’s the charm, but I was hoping for an exception to that rule. I’m also hoping a talented text writer will stumble upon this tune and give it beautiful words that let it soar.
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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Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
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Charles Wesley originally titled this text simply “Morning Hymn.” Indeed, the text is filled with images of morning, light, and day. This new tune complements Wesley’s wide-eyed, joyful text, conveying the refreshing hope of a new sunrise. Though the song itself is simple and singable, I’ve added a challenging and exciting instrumental verse that either keyboard or two solo instruments can play.