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Good friend and musical collaborator Hiram Ring was back in town for the holidays. Tomorrow he heads back to Singapore to continue his doctoral studies in linguistics. We had fun leading worship together at Second City Church with our friend John Hickey on drums. I have been very grateful for his friendship and partnering in music and business; he has been a important co-pilot for Pageant Music productions over the years. We look forward to continued (and for now, overseas and long-distance) music making. He is working on a collection of worship songs as he studies in Singapore, and also continues to work on his original songs. One of my goals this year is to start working through the many demo files of the 12 Pearls album – 12 worship songs that follow up 12 Gates, released in 2010.

Here is a song of his songs that we arranged for the 12 Gates album – Even So Lord Jesus Come. The other is an arrangement I made of Hallelujah Praise Jehovah which is related in its musical meter; both are in 5/4 which is not typical for congregational singing (at least in the western European tradition) but can add real energy and exuberance to singing (i.e. groove!). Enjoy.