Showing 41–50 of 163 results
-
Psalm 102: My Heart Is Sick
Price range: $0.00 through $25.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagehttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/olin-psalm_102-my_heart_is_sick.mp3
Psalm 102 vacillates between utter despair (“I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears”) and hope in God’s unchanging love and ability to save. This song mirrors these emotions with biting dissonance and brief moments of repose. The recording above is me playing the cello quartet arrangement on my bass. Below is a demo of the more traditional piano accompaniment.
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/olin-psalm_102-my_heart_is_sick-Song.mp3
-
Psalm 103: Bless the Lord, O My Soul!
Price range: $0.00 through $25.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WTS-bless_the_lord-choir.mp3"][/audio]Commissioned to be sung at the graduation ceremony of Western Theological Seminary, this song captures the exuberance and gratitude of Psalm 103 in an upbeat gospel style. This Psalm is traditionally sung as a thanksgiving song at the conclusion of communion–indeed, Western still uses it regularly in their chapel’s communion–but it also works well as a general song of praise of choral offertory.
Above is an MP3 of Finale playing back the choral score. Starting at 17:23 in the video below is the anthem being sung as part of Calvin University’s chapel.
-
Psalm 103: My Soul Will Glorify the Lord
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/2024/12/06-My-Soul-Will-Glorify-the-Lord.mp3"][/audio]This setting of Psalm 103 fits into the context of Father’s Day because of its reference to a father’s love in the second verse, but it can be sung during any time of worship.
-
Psalm 104: Oh, Rejoice in All Your Works
Price range: $0.00 through $35.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagehttps://musicblog.gregscheer.com/kimbrough-psalm_104.mp3
Wendell Kimbrough’s setting of Psalm 104 won the COS New Psalm Contest in 2014. Since then, I’ve arranged this song for strings, brass, and choir. These arrangements bring out a whole new majestic side to the song.
-
Psalm 104: We Praise You, O Lord
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/doug_gay-psalm_104.mp3
My friend Doug Gay wrote this setting of Psalm 104. I wanted a tune that would act as a foil to this text, lightening rather than heightening the majesty of the words. And since Doug is Scottish, what could be better than an airy Celtic tune?
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
-
Psalm 108: O God, My Heart Is Ready
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/psalm_108-o_god_my_heart_is_ready_1.mp3
Kate Bluett has a knack for writing hymns that are fresh and insightful, yet draw a worshiper’s attention to the subject rather than the words. Her rendering of Psalm 108 captures the hope and confidence of this morning prayer perfectly. The music matches her words with a melody that leaps and dives like a brisk ride through a hilly landscape at sunrise.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
-
Psalm 11: Our God Is Still on the Throne
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/psalm_011-our_god_is_still_on_the_throne.mp3
Though a few millennia may obscure some of Psalm 11’s meaning, the theme is still relevant today: life can be scary, and sometimes even what seems reliable can crumble beneath us. Still, God is in control and watches over us. This song recasts Psalm 11’s timeless message in modern language and heartfelt Gospel-style music style.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
-
Psalm 113: From the Rising of the Sun
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/scheer_psalm_113-from_the_rising.mp3
The first half of Psalm 113 is lots of beautiful creation imagery, but the second half contains some things that don’t fit as neatly into a modern worship song: God raises the needy from the garbage dump and places them among princes; he gives the barren woman children. I boiled this down to three themes in verse 2: God gives us a place at the table, a place in the kingdom of God, and a place in God’s family. This song is part of my Hallel Psalm cantata, Everlasting to Everlasting.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
-
Psalm 114: Tremble Before the Lord
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/scheer-psalm_114-tremble_before_the_lord.mp3
This Taizé-like refrain is a musical summary of the major theme of Psalm 114. This song is part of my Hallel Psalm cantata, Everlasting to Everlasting.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
-
Psalm 115: For the Glory of Your Name
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/psalm_115-for_the_glory_of_your_name.mp3
Psalm 115 contrasts the God of heaven with idols made by human hands. The true God hears those who pray and deserves all glory, whereas deaf idols are only worth the gold they’re made from.
This song is part of my Hallel Psalm cantata, Everlasting to Everlasting.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.