Scripture Reference
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Holy, Holy, You Are Holy/Uri Uwer’Uwer’Uwera
$0.00 Add to cart[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26-Holy-Holy-You-Are-Holy-Rwanda.mp3"][/audio]This song sets the story of Isaiah 6 to a Rwandan melody. It gives us a picture of the angels in heaven singing, “Holy, holy, you are holy,” and the third verse reminds us of our hope to join believers from every nation with the angels in giving glory to God.
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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Hosanna in the Highest (The King of Glory)
$5.00 – $10.00 Select optionshttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/scheer-hosanna_in_the_highest.mp3
You can almost imagine Jesus coming closer as this song progresses: The verses begin with prophecies of the Messiah with which the crowd would have been familiar (Ps 24, Is 40) and the people answer with the Palm Sunday refrain of “Hosanna in the highest!” It uses the familiar Jewish folk tune (“The King of Glory Comes”), which your congregation likely already knows.
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Hosanna in the Highest! (UNIQUE CROWN)
$0.00 Add to cart[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hosanna-unique_crown.mp3"][/audio]There are only a handful of great Palm Sunday hymns, especially ones that can be sung during a palm processional. “Hosanna in the Highest!” is a stately hymn with an easily-learned chorus and narrative verses that move dramatically toward Jerusalem. The text can also be sung to the Jewish folk tune associated with “The King of Glory Comes.”
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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I Will Wait Upon the Lord
$0.00 – $5.00 Select options[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/i_will_wait.mp3"][/audio]This was written for Cornerstone University Ministry at the request of Henry Knapp. I chose Psalm 40 because I felt that the image of the feet being placed on solid rock could be appropriately updated to refer to the Solid Rock, Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone of our faith.
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I’ll Be a Witness to the Light
$0.00 – $5.00 Select options[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ill_be_a_witness.mp3"][/audio]Perfect for both Advent and Epiphany, this simple song of dedication has verses based on John 1:6-8; 19-28, 35-42, and 43-51. It also appears in From a Distant Home, as arranged by Michael Burkhardt.
PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.
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In a Still, Small Voice
$0.00 – $25.00 Select options[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/still_small_voice.mp3"][/audio]This quiet ballad uses I Kings 19:11-13 and events from Jesus’ ministry to reflect on hearing the still, small voice of the Lord in our world today. The song can be effectively led by a praise team or sung as an anthem by choir.
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Lord God, Now Let Your Servants Depart in Peace
$0.00 – $10.00 Select options[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lord_god_now_let_your_servant.mp3"][/audio]The Nunc Dimmittis, Simeon’s song of praise in Luke, is set to a flowing melody for congregation. What better benediction could there be at the end of a worship service than to join Simeon in saying “Let us depart in peace for our eyes have seen the Savior”?
PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.
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MARY MAGDALENE OF GRAND RAPIDS
$0.00 Add to carthttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/blest_be.mp3
Michael Perry’s 1973 setting of the Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79), “Blest Be the God of Israel” is usually paired with MERLE’S TUNE by Hal Hopson. That’s a beautiful tune, but sometimes a hymn needs more brawn than beauty. This new tune has a lot of similarities to the Peruvian Gloria, which could be used as an extended Amen at the end of the song.
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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Mary’s Song (Our King of Peace)
$0.00 – $35.00 Select options[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/marys_song.mp3"][/audio]Wendell Kimbrough’s setting of Mary’s Song captures the wonder, fear, and obedience of Mary’s response to Gabriel’s message. The song is a perfect fit for Advent, Christmas, and Lessons and Carols services. The choral arrangement places the choir alongside folk instruments, which is a lovely marriage for those who lead blended worship.
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May the Peace of God
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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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My Days Are in Your Hands
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Inspired by a hymn text of W.F. Lloyd, “My Times Are in Your Hands” is a prayer of trust that offers our lives to God in faith, whether our days be dark or bright, long or short. It can be sung at New Years’ services, in times of trial, or when embarking on new ministries.
This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “New Year.”
PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available from Digital Songs & Hymns.
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Neither Death Nor Demon
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This song on Romans 8 could be sung as a coda to my setting of Psalm 3 (same key) or as a stand-alone Scripture song. Though I took quite a bit of liberty with the text, I think it still conveys the spirit of Romans 8.
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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