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New piano resources, 3/25

New piano resources, 3/25

Stuck indoors? Here are some new resources posted this week on Grace Music, including six new piano scores (with audio demos). Click on the song titles to view and download the sheet music. Be Thou My Vision: added piano score to solo violin arr. Beautiful Savior:...

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New Resources, 3/22

New Resources, 3/22

Here are some new resources posted this week on Grace Music. Click on the song title to view and download the sheet music. Come Praise and Glorify: added piano score in C or B There is a Redeemer: added solo violin, solo cello, and piano score Before the Throne of God...

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New Resources, 3/13

New Resources, 3/13

After a long posting hiatus, we're back! Here are some new resources posted this week on Grace Music. Click on the song title to view and download sheet music. O Holy Night: Arranged for soloist (or congregation in unison) with piano and string ensemble. We used this...

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The hymnals are here! Also, discounts.

We’re reprinting our pew hymnals!

Since our last printing ran out, we've gotten requests from a number of churches for a reprint. We're happy to announce that we'll be doing a fifth printing of the second (2018) edition! Here's what you need to know: We're only selling the reprint in boxes of 16. You...

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Artists or servants?

Artists or servants?

Much of my thinking regarding music ministry is occupied with sustainability. By that I mean cultivating a ministry, both personally and communally, that is equipped to be flourishing thirty years from now. I think the music ministry at our church is on that path, but...

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New Resources, 12/2

New Resources, 12/2

Here are some new resources posted on Grace Music this week, including two Advent hymns. To access each resource, click on the song title.   Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus lead sheet, solo violin, live recording   Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne lead sheet, solo...

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New Resources, Nov. 4th

New Resources, Nov. 4th

Here are some new resources posted on Grace Music this week. Click on the song title to access the available resources.   Wonderful, Merciful Savior added piano score and solo horn part   Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me added solo flute part to existing...

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New Resources, 10/5

New Resources, 10/5

Here are some new resources posted on Grace Music this week. Click on the song titles to view available resources.   Psalm 24 (The King of Glory) A powerful, driving setting of this Getty hymn, arranged for choir, two soloists, full orchestra, and rhythm band....

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Hi friends! I want to let you know about an exciting new project I’m working on. “Awake, My Soul” is a daily devotional of 365 hymn texts from throughout church history, spanning the Middle Ages to 1900. The book will be a mix of well-known and lesser-known hymns. Each hymn for the day includes a […]
Aug 25, 2023
Hi friends! In no particular order, here are some new and updated resources available on Grace Music. Click on the song title to view: Join All the Glorious Names – added solo horn My Jesus, I Love Thee – new recording Abide With Me – instrumental string quartet, simple In Christ Alone – instrumental string […]
Jul 12, 2023
Here’s a new anthem for 2-part children’s choir and piano, “Sing to the Lord a New Song (Psalm 98).” It can also work well with a 2-part choir in a variety of combinations. You can download the score for free here. I’ve included an audio demo with synthesized voices:
Feb 2, 2023
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Just in time for Christmas, here are three congregational hymns arranged for piano and brass trio (2 trumpets, trombone). They can also be used with piano only. The Dorico file is included to allow you to change the transpositions (to adapt for strings or horn, for example). Below are MIDI demos of each song. Click […]
Dec 19, 2022
We’re excited to share some new resources with you this week, especially this new orchestration of “Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord),” which you can listen to and purchase here. It can be used with piano, strings, and rhythm band, or with full orchestra. Here are some other new resources. Click on the song title to […]
Oct 12, 2022
We’re loving this new song by CityAlight: “There Is One Gospel”! Grace Music now has resources available for purchase for this song: lead sheet in B, C, and D piano score in B, C, and D orchestration in B, C, and D (can be used as strings-only) orchestra audio demo in B You can purchase […]
Oct 5, 2022
We’re very happy to announce that we’ve released a live album of congregational singing from our annual pastors’ conference this February! It’s 17 songs led by 400 pastors singing to the Lord and to one another. The album is titled “Churchmen Live 2022.” We pray it’s an encouragement to you! You can find it on […]
Apr 28, 2022
Here are some new resources available on Grace Music. Click on the song title to view the song page, where you can view and download available resources for that song. Abide with Me — revised orchestration All Glory, Laud, and Honor — new arrangement for piano, organ, and brass ensemble Be Thou My Vision — revised orchestration Beautiful […]
Apr 22, 2022
When it comes to the songs we love, I wonder if we have things a bit backwards. A year or so ago I was asked to include a particular song in a hymnal I was working on for another church. It was a fairly recent and popular song by a well-known Christian artist (who shall […]
Apr 9, 2022
Hi folks, I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. In order to keep the emails to a minimum, I thought it would be best to compile the new resources into a longer post. NEW COMPOSITIONS Saw You Never, in the Twilight — new Christmas choral anthem for SATB, piano, and optional children’s choir. […]
Sep 6, 2021
In preparation for Holy Week, here’s a new orchestration of “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” for congregational use. It’s scored for the following instruments: lead sheet piano flute clarinet 2 horns strings The arrangement is flexible and can be used with piano + any combination of other instruments. PDFs are free to download via the […]
Mar 4, 2021
Friends, our Kickstarter for the 3rd edition of Sing the Wonders is now live! I’m excited about this upcoming edition, which represents five years of growth and refinement in the hymnal process. It’ll have somewhere around 370 songs, with nearly 70 of them psalm settings. We’ll also be printing a wire-bound edition with chord symbols […]
Mar 1, 2021