Dan Forrest is a young award-winning pianist and composer of church and concert music, both choral and instrumental. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Kansas, and his music is fresh, contemplative, and edifying.

Check out his recordings:

1. Arise, Shine! The Choral Music of Dan Forrest (2009)

You can sample excerpts from this CD on Dan’s site (on the right side of the screen). Cf. Scott Aniol’s review.

2. In Remembrance: Hymns for Communion (2009)

Piano solos played and arranged by Dan Forrest

3. Part of God of Mercy (2009)

Dan’s tracks are “Break Forth, O Joyful Heart”; “Here Is Love”; “Beneath the Cross”; “How Firm A Foundation”; and “There Is a Fountain.” He also orchestrated some of the others.

4. Part of King of Love (2008)

Dan’s tracks are “Be Thou My vision,” “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” and “Hymn of Mercy.” He also orchestrated some of the others.

5. Prepare Him Room (2003)

Piano solos of Christmas songs played and arranged by Dan Forrest

6. Other Church Choral Music

See samples on Dan’s site. Fifteen free MP3s are available from Beckenhorst Press, though their sound quality is poor.

7. Other Concert Choral Music

See samples on Dan’s site.

8. Other Instrumental Music

See samples on Dan’s site.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new,
And the child that you delivered, will soon deliver you?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would give sight to the blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod,
And when you kiss your little baby, you’ve kissed the face of God?

The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again.
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak the praises of the Lamb.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy was heaven’s perfect Lamb,
And this sleeping child you’re holding is the great I AM?

Nine of the ten tracks begin with a Scripture reading from the ESV by a well-known Bible expositor and end with music reflecting the passage.

1. The Annunciation | Scripture Reading by Alistair Begg (Luke 1:26–38)
2. Feeding of the 5,000 | Scripture reading by D. A. Carson (John 6:1–15)
3. Cleansing of the Temple | Scripture reading by John MacArthur (Mark 11:15–19)
4. The Transfiguration | Scripture reading by Sinclair Ferguson (Luke 9:28–36)
5. Temptation in the Wilderness | Scripture reading by R. C. Sproul (Matthew 4:1–11)
6. Jesus, the Healer [no Scripture reading]
7. The Raising of Lazarus | Scripture reading by John Piper (John 11:1–6, 17, 32–33, 38–44)
8. Parable of the Shrewd Manager | Scripture reading by Albert Mohler (Luke 16:1–13)
9. The Last Supper | Scripture reading by Ligon Duncan (Luke 22:14–23)
10. Gethsemane | Scripture reading by Derek Thomas (Matthew 26:36–46)

You can listen to samples and view the CD-liner as a PDF. The inside part of the liner directly opposite the CD says this:

This CD is on sale this month for only $6 with free shipping in the continental US. (Sovereign Grace Ministries is also selling other books and CDs at reduced prices this month.)

Related:

• T4G Highlights and Pictures
• T4G 2008 MP3s
• More T4G 2008 Pictures

Bob Kauflin testifies,

Even though I’m usually associated with a more contemporary style of music than what is found on this site, I deeply resonate with the values of ChurchWorksMedia.com. In my interactions with Chris Anderson over the years, his desire to faithfully communicate in song the truth and wonder of God’s Word has been unmistakable. I’m glad to see the hymns he and others have been writing gain a wider audience through this website.

This new album is a musical interpretation and celebration of the incarnation of the Son of God. The biblical narrative from creation through the fall to redemption is retold as familiar hymns, Christmas carols, and new choral pieces are performed, resulting in an epic presentation of salvation that resonates in mind and heart.

Available November 28, 2008

The traditional music is beautiful, and Sproul’s Scripture readings seamlessly weave throughout the moving 46-minute story. (It’s available for pre-order now for $12.)

1. “Jesus’ atoning work on the cross is our means of access.”
2. “Jesus’ atoning work on the cross makes our worship acceptable.”
3. “Jesus’ atoning work on the cross is the object of our adoration.”

Brilliant. Masterful. Edifying. And as Bach would say . . .

Soli Deo gloria.