Hymn

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  • O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright (PUER NOBIS NASCITUR)

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    [audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/puer_nobis-on_jordans_banks.mp3"][/audio]

    PUER NOBIS is one of the great hymn tunes of the Church and is matched with many texts, including “O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright” and “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry.” I tried to bring out its folk song flavor in a way that often gets lost in the four-part hymnal arrangement. (Note: the demo above uses the text “On Jordan’s Banks.”)

  • On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry (PUER NOBIS NASCITUR)

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    PUER NOBIS is one of the great hymn tunes of the Church and is matched with many texts, including “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry” and “O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright.” (This arrangement is available with either text.) I tried to bring out its folk song flavor with a piano accompaniment that is energetic. I feel like this arrangement brings out the sprightly nature of this tune in a way that often gets lost in the four-part hymnal.

    Piano accompaniment for congregational singing, with C instrument descant. Purchase price allows you to make as many copies as you need for your ensemble.

  • Peace, Perfect Peace (PAX TECUM)

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    [embed]https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/peace_perfect_peace-COS2012.mp3[/embed]

    There is perhaps no hymn more serenely beautiful than “Peace, Perfect Peace.” Edward Bickersteth’s text doesn’t dismiss the troubles of this world, but instead sees them as an opportunity to hear Jesus’ call to rest in him. George Caldbeck’s melody is simple, yet powerful. This arrangement builds on this beautiful simplicity, growing verse after verse and ending on a note of confidence.

  • Prepare the Way, O Zion

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    This Swedish Advent hymn is so lovely it deserves two arrangements! The first is a fairly straight ahead 4-part version of the tune in its original 6/4 meter. The second is a 4/4 swing leadsheet in a jazz style.

  • Psalm 102: My Heart Is Sick

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    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 107: Thanks Be to God Our Savior

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    David Diephouse’s metrical setting of Psalm 107 is paired with a guitar-friendly tune that supports the stress/salvation pattern of the text with a major/minor harmonic sequence. The above MP3 is the Choral Scholars singing the piano accompaniment version. Below is the COS Guitarchestra in a rendition that would be perfect if there were ever an album The Eagles Sing the Psalms. This song also appears in Psalms for All Seasons, 107D.

    [audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thanks_be_to_god_our_savior.mp3"][/audio]

  • Psalm 114: Tremble Before the Lord

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    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 116: Be at Rest

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    https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/scheer-psalm_116-be_at_rest_once_more.mp3

    For this setting of Psalm 116, I kept pruning until nothing remained but the simplest, most pure form of the Psalm’s message.

    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 118: Everlasting to Everlasting

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    https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/COS-easter_everlasting.mp3

    This last song from my Hallel Psalm cantata, Everlasting to Everlasting, is a setting of Psalm 118. This song is a slow burn—it sneaks up on you rather than grabbing you by the collar and shaking you. Use it like you would a song from Taizé, to accompany communion or as part of a contemplative service, for example.

  • Psalm 121: Lift Your Eyes Up to the Mountains!

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    This arrangement makes a beautiful Korean setting of Psalm 121 available to English-speaking congregations.

  • Psalm 121: My God, My Guide, My Guard

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    Psalm 121 is a beautiful Psalm of protection that begins with the words, “I lift my eyes up to the hills.” In keeping with my Pilgrim Psalms project, this song is simple enough that it can be sung without musical notation, as it is written in a leader/echo format which makes it easy to learn: simply listen and sing back.

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

  • Psalm 125: Everlasting Peace

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    [audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/psalm_125-everlasting_peace.mp3"][/audio]

    This Pilgrim Psalm setting of Psalm 125 has the voice at the center. Indeed, there are no instruments at all on this recording. Of course, you should feel free to try it with a praise band or a simple keyboard accompaniment.

    Just in case you don’t pick up on my musical word-painting, Psalm 125 talks about God surrounding his people like Mount Zion circles Jerusalem; what better way to represent that image than with a round?

    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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