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BRIDESMAID
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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.
Broken and Wasted
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This song is based on a prayer of confession written by John Polhill from the Iona Community. It recognizes how we harm God’s creation, both through personal actions and global systems. The verses, which ask God to bless our lament and grief over how we have cared for his world, are punctuated by the prayer “Kyrie eleison”— “Lord, have mercy.”
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.
Come Home
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I was reading the excellent Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy-Jill Levine, and as I contemplated the parable of the prodigal son I imagined a song that would bind the son’s story to ours.

This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
Come, Sinners, Come, to the Gospel Feast
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In 1747, Charles Wesley wrote a beautiful hymn that turns the parable of the great banquet in Luke 14:15-24 into a sung altar call. This lively folk melody captures the urgency of that call to salvation, giving new life to this historical text.

This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “2021 Musical Year in Review.”

This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
Everlasting to Everlasting
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Download leadsheets for all the songs in the cantata here, or find an individual psalm below:
Psalm 113: From the Rising of the Sun
Psalm 114: Tremble Before the Lord
Psalm 115: For the Glory of Your Name
Psalm 116: Be at Rest
Psalm 117: All You Nations
Psalm 118: Everlasting to Everlasting
Faithful Stewards
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This children’s song is based on 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 (“servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries”). It instills the idea that we are not only called to be stewards of money but of all the gifts God has given us.
Hosanna in the Highest (The King of Glory)
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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.
Jesus, Greatest at the Table
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The hymn tune TABLE GREATS (a play on “greatest” and “table grace”) is a setting for Steven Starke’s 8.7.8.7.8.7 Maundy Thursday text. This simple, singable tune gives voice to Starke’s reflection on the story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet in the upper room.

Piano accompaniment for congregational singing.
Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory
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This beautiful hymn by James John Cummins had fallen into disuse until fairly recently. It covers all of life— depth of sin, temptation, ease and joy, sickness, and dying— and always brings us back to the prayer, “By your mercy, oh, deliver us, good Lord.”

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An SATB arrangement of this song is also available from GIA Music, G-8892.

This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “Devotion, Temptation, and Confession.“
Jesus, You Are Here
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In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “shelter in place” order took effect at midnight; an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, everyone is to stay home except for the necessities. When I woke this morning, I considered how quickly the world changes. People all over Michigan–all over the world–are finding themselves confined to their homes. Maybe they’re dreading the silence. Maybe they can’t imagine getting through a whole day with all their children at home. Maybe they’ll lie awake at night worrying about their loved ones catching the virus.

This simple song, dubbed “a hymn for sheltering in place” reminds us that Jesus walks with us during these times.

PowerPoint slides for congregational singing are available at Digital Songs & Hymns.
Labor On!
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A work song for church? This song is unique in that it focuses on Jesus’ work on this earth and encourages us to follow him in our own labors and in fighting for the rights of laborers–especially the working poor who face so much injustice and inequity.

This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.