From 1985 until the present I’ve been involved with the music of Sovereign Grace Churches as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and executive producer. Sovereign Grace is a family of churches passionate about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since 1981, we’ve been devoted to planting and supporting local churches, and describe our doctrine as evangelical, Reformed, and continuationist.
The primary goal of Sovereign Grace Music is to produce Christ-exalting songs and training for the Church from our local churches. We call it sound+doctrine. We write songs that are theologically substantive, reflective of the gospel, and musically creative, to the end of building and planting churches.
You can find out more about our music at the Sovereign Grace Music website or on social media.
My other musical life was with the group GLAD. I was a member from 1972-1984, but continued to write and arrange for them until 2006. GLAD was started as a band, but became known as a vocal group due to the success of The Acappella Project, which was actually our 8th album. It’s available at GLAD’s website, or you can download the MP3s and listen to samples at Amazon. My most well known GLAD song is probably In the First Light, which has also been recorded by Point of Grace, Todd Agnew, and Travis Cottrell. Ironically, I originally wrote “In the First Light” for a local singer, Kathy Sinni, who wanted to sing an “all year round” Christmas song. Glad she asked, no pun intended.
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Many, if not all, of the music links do not work. Just so you know. Appreciate this blog and Sovereign Grace music.
Thanks, Darrell. We’ll get them fixed.
I’m probably one of the few 28 year olds that remember GLAD and grew up listening to The Acapella Project. LOVE IT. I even saw the group perform at University Baptist Church in Miami as a kid!
Had a wonderful time at Worship God 15. Is there a place where I can find songs from the conference? I’m looking for This is our God?
Scott, I’ll be posting the songs later this week. Thanks for coming to the conference!
Can I ask a questiion about where the money goes when buying or listening your album of SGM?
Sure, Matthew. The money goes to pay all the costs of making the album. Those include studio costs, engineers, designers, producers, musicians, support staff, transcribers, administration, manufacturing, promotion, and distribution.
Nice to hear that, because I love your music and the lyrics of your music really biblical and touched my heart so much to the things I made in the past, epescailly the song All I have is Christ and Oh Deep Deep Love of Jesus. So different to other CCMs I am listening, may God continue use you to produce more songs all about God the Father and to His only Son Jesus Christ :D
Words are so hard for me to express my love for this music.I will tell you these songs cause me to worship. A precious brother of yours who’s written and sang many of the songs sent me many free ones which I will always be greatful. These songs our so glorifying of our sovereign God so thank you very much.
Gloria, thank you for your kind words. I’m glad our songs are serving you!
Mr. Kauflin,
I very much enjoyed your leading us in worship for T4G. My only frustration is that T4G only happens every 2 years. Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Is there another T4G album coming out? If so, do you know whe and I can’t wait!
God bless you!
Thanks, Jason! It was a privilege to lead the music for T4G. Lord willing, we’ll have another album out late August or early September. Thanks for asking!
I love your work with Glad. Do you own sole copyright on your arrangement of “Just As I Am?” Alas, I can’t seem to find sheet music for it anywhere!
Bethel, the music is available here: http://www.glad-pro.com/cartv3/cat.asp?Category=3
Hi – I am so excited to have found your page. I picked up your book Worship Matters and am being blessed by it. We are a young Spanish church with a limited worship leader. I have been helping out and praying I can fill those shoes if ever needed – unless the Lord brings in a worship director, which we have been praying for. My question is – what Spanish resources websites, etc. would you recommend that would be able to help me in selecting good songs and with preparation. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Debra! You can go to our website and search songs for “Spanish.” http://sovereigngracemusic.org/Songs I’m asking some friends for some other recommendations.
Wow, not sure if you remember me from Living Word Community back in the Ron Klaus days.
I have an old album of yours, Heroic Piano, and the tape just isn’t any good anymore. I tried to digitize it but it’s off. I did not see anything on ebay or amazon. Is there a place where that can be downloaded? I saw somewhere a heroic Piano .zip file but it’s not active anymore.
Bruce, thanks for asking! I can’t find my copy, but might be able to find one when I get back to the office. I will let you know.
Hello, Bob.
I am not sure if you can help me with this, but I am dying to get a positive response from you. I have searched to the ends of the earth for the 1987 album “Arise – Windows On The World – Music For A People Of Destiny”, but have not found a single person or entity advertising it for sale. Please, how/where can I purchase the recording? Please help!
Sam, great to hear from you. I don’t know about the “Windows of the World” title, but we have access to “Arise! Music for a People of Destiny” album. Email me at bob.@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com. Thanks!
Sir,
The email I sent to bob.@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com bounced back; so, I sent another email to bob@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com. I hope you received it.
Thank you,
Sam
That’s the right email address.
Thank you, Sir. I already emailed you this morning.
Hi Bob
My name is Quyen, a worship leader at The Alliance Vietnamese Church of Philadelphia. I am the first time here. I just bought your Worship Matters book and love it a lot ! Thank you so much for that. I am sorry for do not ask your permission to translate your song “Reformation Hymn” in Vietnamese and sing at my church to celebrate 500 year celebration of the Reformation! The church and I just loved it ! I am sorry but thank you so much for composing the song. Do I own you anything for it ?
May God bless you.
In Christ we serve.
Quyen
Quyen, I’m glad the song served you and thanks for translating it! Can you email me at bob@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com? I’d like to get a copy. Thanks so much! And I”m glad my book is serving you!
Bob where can I find a chord sheet for the T4G arrangement of a las and did my savior bleed?
Rick, email me at bob@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com, or use the Contact Me tab above.
Hello – I have found the music to a hymn I love that is not in my church’s hymn book. What are the copyright permissions concerning being able to print out copies of the hymn “I Asked the Lord” (https://worshipmatter1.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/i-asked-the-lord-chords.pdf) to distribute in my small local church to learn the hymn, and to sing it together? Thanks.
Kevin, thanks for asking! The words and music are public domain, so copy away!
Were you at a house church in Purcellville Virginia, 1973-1975????
Nope. I was in Philadelphia, attending Temple University.
Just wanted to let you know how much I am being blessed by your version of the Deep Deep Love of Jesus. I sing it to myself over and over again. What a beautiful melody you have given these old lyrics. It has brought the hymn alive for me. Thank you so much. God Bless you in you work for Him.
Thanks so much, Jennifer!
Hello Mr. Kauflin,
In searching for an arrangement of “O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus”, I found the Enfield version posted on Youtube in 2011. I have been listening to it over and over – such a powerful message in this hymn, and such a glorious arrangement!
Searching further led me to Resolved Music and then here. i suppose I was “resolved’ to find this music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXapfFfesA
Is there any place I can get an instrumental of this arrangement (mp3, WAV, etc.)? I would like to propose using it in an upcoming service to our Minister of Music.
Let me also say I am a fan of Sovereign Grace Music. I have purchased several tracks, and it is one of the sites I look to when searching something particular. I love the well-done re-arrangements of traditional hymns and the original music.
I look forward to your response –
Blessings in Christ,
Jeff
Thanks for your encouraging words, Jeff! Email me at bob@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com.
Any hope of “Heroic Piano” album becoming available for digital download? Like on iTunes or something?
Drew, email me at bob@worshipmattstg.wpenginepowered.com.
Hey Bob, I sent you an email this week about some older worship albums and wasn’t sure if your email address is still active or not. I’d love to hear back.
Kind regards!
You should have heard back from Bekah!
Hi Bob, I hope this message reaches you. Greetings from Sydney Australia! I recently heard again your fantastic, exciting song “I am not ashamed” which you wrote for GLAD for their album “Romans” in the 1980s. Is there any chance I can purchase online the sheet music (e.g. Piano, chord and vocals) for this song please? I’d love for our church band to do this song as the pastor (my husband!) is preaching through Romans! Your song is epic and I’ve been scouring the internet for the sheet music to no avail. God bless and look forward to hearing from you soon. Very gratefully, Eleanor Duncan
Hey, Eleanor! Thanks for your encouragement. Unfortunately, I’m not aware of any sheet music for that song. I barely remember it, actually! I had to go to YouTube to hear it again! Sorry that I can’t be more of a help. Thanks again for your kind words.
Thanks Bob for your kind reply amid your busyness. It’s great you listened to your fantastic song again on the YouTube link – it has strong Biblical lyrics, even sarcasm, infectious energy, exciting melody and musicality with key changes that one doesn’t hear much in ‘Christian’ music these days! I’ll reach out to GLAD to see if they have any sheet music available. God bless, Eleanor
Hi Bob, it’s Eleanor again! As copyright owner of your song “I am not ashamed” as sung by GLAD in their album ‘ROMANS” (as indicated by the song’s details in https://licensing.capitolcmg.com/song-search), would you be willing to give permission for me to pay to have the song transcribed into sheet music by a service such as http://www.tunescribers.com? It would be great to have sheet music to your terrific song available to me and to the world for purchase to keep alive your song for generations of Christian musicians to come! Hope to hear from you soon!
God bless
Eleanor Duncan
Hey, Eleanor! Feel free to transcribe the song with the proper copyright attribution. Thanks for asking!
Hi Bob, thanks so much for your kind permission to transcribe your fabulous “I am not ashamed” song! May our God continue to strengthen, protect and encourage you, and bless your ministries for His Glory – Amen!
Hi Bob, the sheet music to your fabulous song for GLAD “I am not ashamed” from the Romans album is now available for purchase and download at https://www.praisecharts.com/songs/details/88346/i-am-not-ashamed-sheet-music
Thanks Bob for giving your gracious permission to enable your song’s sheet music to be now available for generations of Christian musos to come!
Praise God and blessings
Eleanor Duncan :)
Hello. My husband of 47 years passed away 12/26/24. We loved and listened to your music as he battled choroidal melanoma that came back after 15 years and metastasized to his liver. He lived 6 months after the diagnosis. We played several of the Sovereign Grace songs at his funeral. And now almost 8 months later your music has carried me through deep sorrow. I have recently found the song, How Long O Lord How Long and it is my favorite song and it brings me such peace and comfort. And I love Glory in The Darkest Place. Thank you so much for your beautiful music and God bless you.
Thanks so much for letting me know, Tammy. Grateful the Lord has used our music to encourage you in your sorrow. He is a faithful Savior!
Is there any way to get Sovereign Grace music written hymn style? I would love to play it but am not a very accomplished pianist. Thank you.
We have some hymn arrangements on our website, sovereigngracemusic.com. The new Sing Hymnal has a number of Sovereign Grace songs in it.