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service songs new and renewed

This is a collection of hymn arrangements , new worship songs , liturgical music,, and offerings I developed for worship at Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. These songs and all their supporting materials are being made available free of charge for use in worship under the Free Praise License (read it here.) See below for an explanation of the resources, and for information on recordings.

Lyric videos of this material are being steadily posted on my "LitanyTube" YouTube channel

I've stopped thinking in terms of "albums" or CDs and am concentrating putting new material out on YouTube, with the print and audio track resources posted on this website. - Paul Marxhausen updated 15 April 2025

today
your mercy calls us
a rewired hymnbook

NOTE: many of these hymns are available in a low-cost, spiral bound print edition . But all the scores are available on this website for free.

Introduction
Performance Notes

Abide O Dearest Jesus
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
Alleluia, Sing To Jesus
Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning
Built on The Rock
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Come, O Long Expected Jesus
Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising A
Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
Draw Near And Take The Body of The Lord
For All The Saints
God Himself Is Present
God Loved The World So That He Gave
Go To Dark Gethsemane
Hark The Voice of Jesus Calling
Holy God, We Praise Your Name
Holy Spirit, Light Divine
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
I Am Trusting You, Lord Jesus
I Stand In Awe Of You
Just As I Am
Jerusalem the Golden
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
Lord Dismiss Us With Your Blessing
Lord Jesus, Think On Me
Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us
Lord Open Now My Heart to Hear
Now Thank We All Our God A
O Dearest Jesus A
O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
On My Heart Imprint Your Image new for Lent 2007
The Church's One Foundation
The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns New for Christmas 2007
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty A
Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng
Rejoice, The Lord Is King A
Savior of the Nations, Come
Savior When In Dust To Thee
Today Your Mercy Calls Us A
We All Believe In One True God A

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Praise Songs

Introduction

Beautiful Beginning
From the Sunrise
Have Mercy
Heartbeat
Lift My Hands Today
On Your Sons and Your Daughters New for Pentecost 2008
Open The Gates
Open Your Hand
Let Your Love Pour Down S
Real Presence
Rejoice Always A
Rejoice And Be Glad (Beatitudes)
Rooted Written for education conference and school at Christ Lutheran, Lincoln
Satisfied In Jesus close of service song
Train Up A Child S
What Does The Lord Require of You
Whatever (Phillipians 4:8-9)
Water of Life (Revelation)
Who Is Like The Lord

Liturgy

Introduction

All For Your Glory
Almighty One
As Far As The Heavens
Create In Me SPsalm 51, confessional and communion song
Creed Apostle's Creed
Do This Words of Invocation for Communion
For Mercy Confessional song
Hear Our Prayer - Lord's Prayer Time of prayer framework
Hello Baptismal blessing
He Who Began
I Come To You (My Burdens) Plea of confession
In Peace Kyrie and prayer setting
Let Us Go Close of service
Lord, I Am Not Worthy Preparation for receiving Communion
Lord, May Your Servant Go A
Lord of Light Confessional Song
May the Service of Our Hands
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God Agnus Dei
Our Father S Lord's Prayer
Ready Confessional Song
Return O My Soul (Psalm 116) Post-absolution or -communion song of thanks
Sword and Shield A
Speak, O Lord (Your Servant Hears)
What Shall I Render (Psalm 116)
Worthy One Invitational song.

Offerings

Introduction

Baby In A Barn
Beautiful Noise
Book of Life
Bring Me To The Cross
Chosen
Elijah's Song
Enemy
Fall Like Rain
The Fourth Watch
Gates of The City
Holyplace
House On Mercy's Corner
I Forget
Lazarus
Lilies
Love Covers A Multitude
Love Grows Cold
Never Be Lost
Portrait of Your Majesty (Nebraska Sky)
Something Like A Miracle
This Side Of The Water
Wait For The Fire
When
Wipe Away
You Were Prepared For Me

RECORDINGS

Some of this material has been released on CDs that are no longer currently available in physical format, unless you stop by my house and I'll dig some out of the back of my garage. These include the album "Shelter on the Way" recorded by the praise team "One Accord" at Faith Lutheran Lincoln, and an album of live-in-worship tracks titled "a l i v e o n e". Advent/Christmas tracks were published as a fundraising CD for Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska . Those are in the garage too, but just send a donation to LFS directly and download the songs for free here.

The quality of the tracks found here is VERY mixed. Some were recorded live in worship from Faith's sound board. Most were recorded in my home office to wildly varying levels of production quality. (Some are a combination, live tracks with additional parts added later.)

File Formats: The resources are provided in the following file formats.
  • Scores (.pdf) are piano scores with melody, words, and guitar chords.
  • Melody-only Scores are melody-and-lyric-only versions formatted to fit on a 5.5" x 8.5" half-page bulletin insert or handout.
  • Lyrics (.txt) are plain ASCII text files - open with browser or text editor.
  • MIDI (.mid) can be played back with Windows Media Player or Quicktime or can be loaded into synthesizers.
  • MP3 can be played back with Media Player, Quicktime, or MP3 players.
  • PowerPoint (.ppt) lyric slide shows in a plain format for use "as is", or customize as desired.
Additional "source" files included for archival purposes may also be seen in these directories but these are not of importance for "end users."
More To Come: This collection is a work in progress. I am writing and recording new songs and arrangements and updating the resources for existing ones. - Paul Marxhausen

Last Update: 21 May 2023

The band name "One Accord" is trademarked in the United States by a musician in St. Charles, MO who also provides the Write About Jesus songwriting resources. The praise band at Faith Lutheran, Lincoln is currently still using the name with his gracious permission, but future recordings and resources probably will not use it.
Other Notes: If you encounter problems accessing any of these songs, are interested in printed copies of the music, or have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me: 
Paul Marxhausen
hymnbook @ marxhausen . net