Category: Church Music

Forerunner In memory of Mark Fruin Hebrews 6:19-20 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Mark Eugene Fruin March 9, 1971 – December 14, 1994 From my letter to Living Water, December 20, 1994: Mark’s passing was noted in the Valley Bulletin on Sunday. He’s the first Living Water member to go through …

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Breath of Life Dedicated to Sarah Wagner John 11:25 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Breath is essential, and God gives it to us freely and wonderfully. The breath of life in in you by faith in God the Son, It’s not the kind that disappears, as when this life is done, …

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A Child of the King Dedicated to Mark Brady I John 3:1-3 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US The eighth volume of the Living Water Composition Project began with the first of a projected seventy-plus “catch-up” songs. The LWCP had begun a couple of years after my taking charge of Living Water, …

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The Graceful Lily Dedicated to Susie Lancaster I Corinthians 15:20 Preview: (Just a note: This MP3 is a men’s ensemble voicing of the original unison score – because those were the voices I could record…) Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Church Calendar: Holy Week, Good Friday, Easter This song was motivated by …

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You’re Never Alone If Jesus Is Yours Dedicated to Geraldine Hraban Hebrews 13:5 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US I am continually astonished by our general inability to perceive God as being omnipresent; perhaps it’s a demonstration of our sight- and feeling-oriented mindset, where we trust most in the things we can …

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Another Mile Dedicated to Nathan Edwards I Corinthians 9:24-27 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US We have two basic problems: Not walking with the Lord, and trying to anticipate what He will do. Both of these mean that we’re guilty of not following God as He gives us truth and guidance. Another …

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Face the Heat Dedicated to Israel Rangel James 1:2-4 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US This song quickly assumed an uncompromising disposition. It’s fitting, too, because the message from James 1:2-4, where the Scripture tells us to “consider it all joy when [we] encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your …

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God’s Word Presents Dedicated to Philip Ruder I John 1:1-4 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US The message of this song somehow shaped itself (note anthropomorphization of inanimate lyrics!) into a hip-hop style number. It’s presents the Gospel and our need for it clearly, so use it to win others for the …

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Send Me Forth, Lord Dedicated to Ben Lee Isaiah 6:8 Preview: Price: $ US Church Calendar: Missions Sunday For those who go to the field, the missionary call frequently comes early. This song expresses the quiet yieldedness which is so easily demonstrated early in life, and is a prayer to be sent to wherever God …

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Rejoice Eternally on Lands Afar Dedicated to Danielle Santaferraro Romans 10:14-15 Preview: Choral score: $ US Accompaniment track: $ US Every now and then, God provides the inspiration to write yet another song in a certain style. As a matter of fact, this continues to happen as the LWCP progresses; it seems that each song …

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