Attentive worshipers will have noticed that we have been using a variety of musical settings of the Lord’s Prayer throughout this season. What better way to highlight our focus on the Sermon on the Mount than to sing Christ’s own words from his great sermon using a myriad of musical settings that have been composed [...]

It takes a little time to edit, but I try my best to keep this blog updated with recordings from recent services. It’s one of the way I can thank the musicians who took part and highlight some of the things that are going on in COS’s worship. Here’s the latest batch:
Our Father
When Guitarchestra played [...]

I just thought I’d post a few highlights from the last few weeks:
Let Us, with a Gladsome Mind – COS can sing hymns like nobody’s business. That makes my job easy, because I can choose just about any hymn I want and they’ll be singing it in four parts by the end of the first [...]

Just a quick post with a few highlights from the 9/9 service:
God Himself Is with Us – Check out the violin descant in verse three. It’s not every church that has violinists who can handle this sort of thing–or who can sing this well a cappella.
Blessed Are They – A brand new setting of Psalm [...]

Periodically, I like to dedicate a Sunday to taking requests from the congregation. This is not my way of living out some latent DJ fantasy, but a way of keeping a finger on the pulse of the congregation. It helps me get an idea of what songs are on the hearts of COS members. Plus [...]

In an effort to encourage Psalm-singing, Church of the Servant invites congregational songwriters to submit a Psalm-based song to its 2012 COS New Psalm Contest. The winner will receive a $500 award. There is no entry fee and the contest is open to all. Submissions must be emailed or postmarked by October 1, 2012. The [...]