mjwPsalms

about this music:  

These are songs I've written  over the years and played at various churches we were part of. They are the product of the intermingling of  prayer and daily life. 

 As a life-long volunteer church musician, I understand the need to support professional artists who enrich our worship. But I also can imagine a universal church in which we can all share our inspirations, earthly goods, and the songs we sing, without the intrusion of legal and financial concerns.  So if you find anything in these pages  helpful,  please feel free to download and use...  just be mindful of the limits of the Creative Common licencing terms: use with attribution (BY); no commercial (NC) use; and any derivative use must also be publicly licensed  under the same terms (SA).   Open source software used for notation (Musescore) and audio recording (Ardour) running on Linux (Kubuntu).

how to use this site:  use the catalog link (upper right) to find a particular song page;  from that page you can see the sheet music, listen to the song in several formats, and download files if you desire. There is an "as written" midi-based audio file that matches the sheet music version exactly, with the vocal part filled in with wind or stringed instruments (could be used as accompaniment).  The "performance example" audio files  have vocals and deviate in minor ways from the arrangements in the written sheet music. They reflect how I first wrote and played  the songs (on the guitar); they  are the original sources of the written arrangements.  You should feel free to likewise adjust the music to your own style and capabilities.   If you are finding notation in need of correction or lyrics missing words please email me at mjwpsalms@gmail.com, thanks!  Mike