1. Branching Out Songbook
    By: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

    This "lread sheet" product is actaully a bundle of sheet music (lead sheet, chord chart, congregational melody line and songleader's guide) for all 14 songs in the "Branching Out: Neo Camp Songs" album by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan.

    These songs were written specifically to fit the summer 2017 Branching Out theme around John 15. The first seven songs align with the daily themes, the rest resonante with broader camp culture.

    These songs are licensed via OneLicense.net, CCLI and Worldmaking.net.

    The album of Branching Out recordings available here at CMP.

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  2. Come Down Spirit
    By: Ken Medema

    Using a contemporary rock style, Ken Medema fervently asks God's Spirit to redeem us, refine us, and revive us in powerful new ways. The building intensity of Ken's piano accompaniment focuses worshippers on the growing earnestness of the song's prayer. This musical invocation is suitable for congregational singing. Learn More

  3. Tree Song
    By: Ken Medema

    In this classic song, Ken Medema sets the lessons from Psalm 1 as conversations with four different trees. Each tree flourishes in its own environment and gives back to its surroundings because it relies on God for its sustenance. The song encourages us to follow this same path so that we may be the "strong young trees" that our Maker created us to be. The song's lovely melody is easy for congregations to learn. Learn More

  4. Love Listen To Your Children Praying
    By: Ken Medema

    This classic Ken Medema song is a plea for God's Spirit to fill those who earnestly lift up their burdens in prayer, expecting God to do great things. Its memorable congregational chorus returns between jubilant verses set with a lively syncopated piano accompaniment. This song is suitable for a variety of worship purposes. Learn More

  5. Turn It Over And Turn It Round
    By: Ken Medema

    This irresistible sing-along with a reggae feel invites congregants to echo Ken's chorus lyrics in this celebration of the chance we all have to do God's justice and mercy in this world. This kind of service only happens when "see all the world through a new humble heart." Learn More

  6. Blest Be The One
    By: Ken Medema

    This congregational hymn is a setting of Psalm 1 using contemporary language and an upbeat feel. Learn More

  7. We Pray For Peace
    By: Ken Medema

    "We Pray for Peace" is a prayer for peace on earth, hoping that love will come down like the rain and rivers of justice will flow freely Learn More

  8. With Every Breath
    By: Ken Medema

    "With Every Breath" offers us the chance to sing quiet praise to God at all times of the day and night. Learn More

  9. Lead Kindly Light
    By: Ken Medema

    Ken Medema weaves together the prayerful text of the hymn "Lead, Kindly Light" with earnest questions about whether our devotion remains steadfast despite our circumstances. We cannot know what's ahead of us, but we can pray that God directs our path, one step at a time. Congregations will enjoy this new take on a traditional hymn. Learn More

  10. In This Place
    By: Ken Medema

    This song is a gentle message of welcome for all to join the community of believers striving to live the Gospel. Learn More

  11. When The Night Descends
    By: Ken Medema

    "When the Night Descends" is a quiet prayer to God to say that we will sing hallelujah in all circumstances and we will know that God is with us at all times. Learn More

  12. When Will The Chains
    By: Ken Medema

    "When Will the Chains" is an earnest plea to God to bring justice and peace to our world, looking forward to the day of jubilee. Learn More

  13. Blessing of St. Clare
    By: Lacey Brown
    By: Poor Clare

    A very interesting combination of a contemporary sound with a very old benediction/blessing attributed to St. Clare. The lyric reminds us that "there is no fear in love." Learn More

  14. Peace Be With You
    By: Christopher Grundy

    Used by many congregations for years, this mid-tempo folky chorus was written to be sung during the passing of the peace. Congregations often sing through the song, pass the peace with each other during an instrumental interlude, and then sing again to close the rite. One License #CGPBwY2006 Learn More

  15. Seek Justice
    By: Brian McLaren

    This song was co-written by Brian McLaren and Tracy Howe Wispelwey and is based on the well known text of Micah 6:8. This would be a fun song for church bands to work with. A beautiful transition between verses that could be solo and an uplifting and accessible chorus for the congregation. Learn More

  16. How Then Shall We Live
    By: Christian McIvor

    A song of hopeful lament that reflects on the need for relationship and togetherness both during and after communal suffering and loss. Learn More

  17. Love To Earth
    By: Monty Jackson

    As the title suggests, this piece is a love song to our planet. In the midst of continuous bad news about global warming and natural disasters, this melodic song is filled with the wonder of the Creator's love for all creation and the hope that humanity, recognizing our own place within creation, will join in the song of love for our shared home. Easily singable by soloist, choir, or congregation, Love to Earth will be in your heart and mind long after the music ends. The video, with its majestic images of nature, brings the lyrics to life. Note: Lyric video previews can take up to about 10 seconds to load. Your patience is appreciated. Learn More

  18. Ask Seek Knock
    By: The Many

    In the spirit of John Bell and Taize, here is a new 2 or 3 part round that can be sung unaccompanied or with a band and/or choir and congregation. It's a setting from The Many of the powerful words of God’s care for us in Matthew 7:7. "Ask and it shall be given. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened.” If you have never tried to sing a round with your congregation, this is a place to start. This is also a great song to use as a table grace, before congregational dinners or in small groups or family dinners. Learn More

  19. Gloria
    By: Christopher Grundy

    A simple, swaying refrain that updates the traditional Gloria with fresh lyrics and a contemporary tune. Used in churches across the United States every week for years. One License #CGG2002 Learn More

  20. We Will Raise Our Eyes
    By: Ken Medema

    Ken Medema reminds us where we find our true strength in “We Will Raise Our Eyes”--an upbeat, easy-to-learn song with a contemporary “take” on the text of Psalm 121. In the middle of the song, Ken pairs the famous Hamburg hymn tune with new lyrics about God’s steadfast protection of us. This song can be performed as a congregational chorus or as a solo, and can be accompanied by piano with options to include organ. Additionally, this song is part of a series of psalm settings by Ken that are featured on CMP, including “God I am Beaten, Battered, and Bruised (Psalm 56),” “All My Life (Psalm 73),” and “It’s Good to Give Thanks (Psalm 92)”—each with a different sound and style. Check them out! Learn More

  21. We Light a Candle
    By: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

    A song for Advent wreath lighting. Each verse draws attention to one of the candle themes: peace, hope, joy, and love. Learn More

  22. God's Love Will Hold Us
    By: Bryan Sirchio

    This song was written specifically for Maundy Thursday, the last night of Jesus's life, and yet it is useful for any time people feel "up against it." One of the Gospels says that after the Last Supper and the foot washing, and after Judas left the table to betray him, Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn together before they left for the garden of Gethsemane. A song that would give Jesus strength to face what he knew the next day was going to mean for him. It is our hope that this song will be a source of strength and courage for those facing a difficult tomorrow. Learn More

  23. Christ Has Made Us Friends
    By: Ken Medema

    "Christ Has Made Us Friends" is a celebration of the dramatic and life-changing assertion that followers of Jesus have become a part of a world-wide community of sisters, brothers, and friends. it invites us to bask in that relationship and live out that friendship both in our local church and in our relationships with folks who, though unlike us, are together with us in this new family. Learn More

  24. Teach Me To Stop And Listen
    By: Ken Medema

    When the world diverts our attention from the important to what seems to be urgent, we can feel frazzled. We have a weakened capacity to reach out to others because we are depleted. But if we choose instead to listen to God, we become centered, renewed, and able once more to minister to the world around us. This lovely meditative song is suitable for congregational singing. Learn More

  25. Now Let Us Go In Peace
    By: Ken Medema

    This song works well at the end of a gathering of the community of faith where we have been fed, challenged, given new hope, and perhaps new perspectives. It is an invitation to remain at peace with God ad with each other. Learn More

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