Mary Rose Jensen
Lives in TX, United States
With my husband, owner of Garden Rose Music, which publishes "Songs of Joy," a collection of children's music designed to teach the basics of the Christian faith. This project includes a recording and songbooks and has been used by many churches and schools in their children's choir and other programs. (Hear MP3's on "See What the Shepherds Saw," "Awesome Love" and "The 10 Commandments.")
Composer/author of "Covenant Child," a hymn published by Great Commission Publications that is sung in some churches whenever they have a baptism. (Hear an MP3 on "Covenant Child.")
Also wrote "For Our Nation," which is included in a shape-note tunebook compiled in memory of the victims of September 11. (Tune book info: http://homepage.mac.com/chrone/september.html)
Psalm 88 was a winner in the 2005 Bock Sacred Song and Hymn Search held by Brehm Center for Worship, Theology and the Arts (of Fuller Seminary).
14 of these hymns, scripture settings and settings of liturgy are included in the 2005 Scottish hymnal, "Joyous Voices to the Lord."
Several of the songs from "Songs of Joy" are included on a children's worship CD from Learning by Grace: http://www.radiograce.org/worshipcd/
"Blood was on the Crown of Thorns" has been selected for inclusion in a soon-to-be-released hymnal called "Singing the New Testament" being published jointly by Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Faith Alive Christian Resources:
http://shop5.gospelcom.net/epages/FaithAlive.storefront/EN/product/400300?utm_source=MarchFANews&utm_medium=Email
While additional volumes of "Songs of Joy" have not been completed due to health concerns (CFIDS), I continue to write hymns, Christian children's music, scripture songs, service music, choral anthems and CCM. All my lyrics have been checked by my pastor for theological soundness.
I'm a former ICU nurse. My wonderful husband and I live near Houston with the younger of our two excellent teenage daughters - the older is now attending a large state university majoring in music (composition and oboe).
Our prayer is that this music will be useful to churches. |
