Happy Easter!

Even though there's so much chaos in the news, the vanquishing of death by God and Jesus Christ can bring us solid hope. Now for some music suggestions for this uplifting season:

NEW! For the Second Sunday of Easter, this year, we're offering a guitar-based paraphrase of Psalm 118. This flexible Psalm-tone-esque piece can be done with a cantor and choir/congregation. Or, a small unison choir can take the role of cantor. An additional instrument can help support the melodies.

If you are also celebrating communion on April 27th, you might consider our song Jesus, Feed Us, which references Christ sharing the Spirit, from the Gospel lesson that day.

A new piece last year, which can be used whenever trees are greening near you, is our hymn God Must Delight as Trees Leaf Out.

For the Third Sunday of Easter, May 4th, we have our adult choir piece One Early Morning on a Shore. This is a retelling of the wonderful Gospel lesson for an SAB group.

For communion services on Sundays following that, we offer our congregational hymn version of the same song, One Early Morning on a Shore.

Mother's Day is May 11th, which coincides with the annual "Christ, the Good Shepherd" themes of the Fourth Sunday of Easter. If you have a young choir, you might consider our youth choir piece Lost Sheep.

Readings for June 1st can mark Jesus' Ascension or the 7th Sunday of Easter. If you are doing the latter, with the reading from Revelation 22, you might consider our new setting of I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say for special music. (Its second verse references the living water of the reading.) Another special music possibility for this Sunday is our arrangement of Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Both of these are for voice(s) and guitar.

For Pentecost, June 8th, we have our hymn At Pentecost. It has different versions for slightly different emphases and accompaniments.

Do check back for suggestions for the summer!

And may you have a most blessed Easter!