Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1241260 By Lisa Waites. By Lisa Waites. Christian,Holiday,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. Score. 2 pages. Servant Song Music and Ministry #836654. Published by Servant Song Music and Ministry (A0.1241260). We Believe gives you the opportunity to teach your congregation about the timeless truths of the Christian faith, making this contemporary creed a perfect choice for Trinity Sunday, Confirmation Sundays, Creation, Pentecost, the Baptism of Christ, Christ the King Sunday, or on any other pastoral occasion when you want to celebrate faith in Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and emphasize our Triune God. The simple, catchy melody of We Believe is paired with enough rhythmic interest to captivate singers of any level, while remaining highly accessible for beginners. Set in the key of D Major, the score is offered in a Piano/Vocal/Guitar format that your church musicians will appreciate. This three-verse hymn is short enough to be used as a sung congregational response after the confession of the Nicene or Apostle's Creed, or it can function liturgically as a contemporary sung creed as an alternative to the traditional, spoken creeds. Alternatively, this piece can be used as a contemporary hymn for many different pastoral occasions and scriptural themes. It also works well as part of a multi-song worship package.  Many Christians are not reading the Word regularly or attending church often enough to know the core content of the faith; this contemporary creed harnesses the power of music and rhythm to reinforce Trinitarian theology in a compelling and memorable way. Try it out with your congregants, and you'll be helping them to learn more about their faith while simultaneously lifting up their voices in praise to God!

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.965763 By Lisa Waites. By Lisa Waites. Arranged by Lisa Waites. Children,Film/TV,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 1 pages. Servant Song Music and Ministry #571431. Published by Servant Song Music and Ministry (A0.965763). I wrote this contemporary hymn as a musical prayer response to the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In liturgical churches, it functions beautifully as a congregational sung response following the Prayers of the People (or even replacing the Prayers of the People). In evangelical settings, it can be sung as a stand-alone worship hymn right after the sermon, or as part of a set of worship songs at the beginning or conclusion of the service. I am a prolific songwriter, and I've been writing music for 35+ years now. Through all of those years, there have only been a handful of occasions where I have felt more like a conduit of the Holy Spirit than the composer of the hymn; this was definitely one of those times. This is Our Prayer is written in the key of F Major, making it highly accessible for beginning church accompanists. It has a moderate tempo, set in a 3/4 time signature with a lilting rhythm. The vocal range is designed for robust congregational singing. The melody line is just one octave, ranging from Middle C to the C above it; the Alto line is just a six note range, from Middle C to the A above. This score includes the piano accompaniment in a strophic, hymn style format, two-part vocal harmony, and guitar chords (which can also assist pianists who play by chord + melody line, instead of by reading the score). The simplicity of this hymn does not detract from its' beauty, however. This is a highly singable, memorable tune with some interesting rhythmic patterns. The lyrics of this hymn are loosely based on Romans 12:12-21 (As far as it depends upon you, live at peace with all people). The words of the hymn are truly a prayer, asking God for peace, but they also remind us that as people of faith, we are invited to participate WITH God in the process of making peace on earth, by how we pray, live, give, and place our trust in God. One lyric reads that we dare to pray for peace; this is an intentional choice on my part, flagging the potential costliness of becoming people who prioritize peace. The week this hymn was released to Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music Unlimited, Reverbnation, and Deezer, it debuted at #30 on the Top 100 Contemporary Christian Music Charts on Spotify. The YouTube video version of the hymn (link attached below) was viewed over 7,000 times in the first ten days, by people in over 40 countries. You are welcome to stream it for worship services, on church websites, and on social media. The more people view it, the more ad revenue it will generate, and all profits from the sale of this hymn in any form (video ad revenue, digital MP3 sales on the sites listed above, and the sale of this musical score) will be donated to the Red Cross and the United Church of Canada's Mission & Service Fund; both of these registered charities have targeted programs running to assist Ukrainians who've been displaced by the war. Once the Ukrainian war ends, I will continue to send all profits from the hymn to those same charities to help refugees in other conflict zones. May this hymn comfort and discomfort you. My prayer is that it will prompt all of us to live more faithfully as people of peace - in our individual lives, but also in our families, in our communities, our nations, and our world. To God be the glory!

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1432695 By Lisa Waites. By Lisa Waites. Celtic,Christian,Irish,Lent,Praise & Worship,Religious. Score. 1 pages. Servant Song Music and Ministry #1013108. Published by Servant Song Music and Ministry (A0.1432695). We Are Your Creation is a new piece of liturgical service music that functions beautifully as a musical Prayer of Confession or Renewal of Faith for any Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is also appropriate for use as a hymn within your Sunday worship service if you'd like to feature Creation Time or Creation Care, Epiphany, Graduation/Confirmation, Life Stages/Changes, Deepening Discipleship and Spirituality, or a Repentance and Reconciliation theme. The lyrics reference Psalm 139:1-12. The lyrics also draw from a stanza of Stuart Kestenbaum's poem Holding the Light (used with the author's permission). The lyrics are gently trinitarian (God, Jesus, Spirit), offering worshippers the opportunity to confess with honesty and integrity, while simultaneously singing with the hopeful confidence of our faith, trusting in God's restorative goodness and grace.The melody line of this piece has a lovely, lilting (Celtic) feel, and the key is set in F Major. It is simple, yet highly singable, and suitable for average congregational vocal ranges. The piano and guitar scores are highly accessible for beginner accompanists and early intermediate instrumentalists alike. This melody may become an earworm and your congregation or choir will enjoy singing it, again and again! I hope to provide an audio recording and a lyric video for YouTube later this year, but for now, check out the digital download of the PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar) score.