Author Archives: Roger E. Bruner

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About Roger E. Bruner

Seventy-seven-year-old Roger E. Bruner is the author and publisher of twenty-two Christian novels and the writer of more than two hundred Christian songs and choruses, a handful of musical dramas, and a number of shorter works. He sings, plays guitar and bass, and records many of his original songs in his home studio. He is active in his church's nursing home ministry He also plays bass guitar on the church praise team. Married for twenty years to Kathleen, he has one grown daughter. Kathleen has two. young sons. Roger enjoys reading, walking, photography and book cover design (he's done all of his own except for Rosa No-Name), playing Snood and Solitaire, and complaining about the state of the nation while continuing to pray for it.

The Koala Song

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[This is the only recording of The Koala Song.] A koala eats certain gum tree leaves,And it always eats the kind it knows it needs.A Believer feeds on the Word of GodAnd knows no other bread will do. About This … Continue reading →

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Like Waiting for Spring Rains

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[I recorded this old song for you. Listen here. A free PDF lead sheet is here. It’s in the key of D, but the chords for C are listed above the D chords.] Be patient, my brothers, as you wait … Continue reading →

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Then Dawned Sunday

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

(Because of the importance of Easter in the Christian calendar, I am posting this song again this year. I’m including a link for a recording and one for the PDF of a free lead sheet as well. Note that there … Continue reading →

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Our King, Triumphant

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

(NOTE: Because Easter is the most important time in the Christian calendar, I’m posting this Palm Sunday song again this year. I’m enclosing a link to a recording here. Here’s a free PDF of the lead sheet.) Come listen, friends … Continue reading →

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In the Lord’s Hands

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[Listen to this song here. A free PDF lead sheet is available here.] If you race against men And the running wears you out, Then how can you compete Against swift horses? If you always trip and fall On a … Continue reading →

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Come Walk with Me

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[You may listen to this song here. The free PDF lead sheet is here.] “Come walk  with me,” said Jesus Christ. I stepped up to His side. We shared our thoughts and feelings As we went along our way. “Don’t … Continue reading →

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What Will You Leave Behind?

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[You may listen to a recording of this song here. A free PDF of the lead sheet is available here.] When you die, you can’t take it with you, But what will you leave behind? Precious memories for your friends … Continue reading →

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The Widow & the Judge

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[You may listen to an old recording of this song here. The free PDF lead sheet is available here.] A widow came before the judge To ask for his assistance. That lazy rascal turned away, Unmoved by her insistence. refrain … Continue reading →

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Nothing I Am

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[Two different versions of this song exist. You may access the one that these lyrics go with here. The 1980 handwritten version is here. Unfortunately, I never recorded either.] If I could speak the tongues of angels and men, But … Continue reading →

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All Members of One Body

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Roger E. Bruner

[Like many of my older songs, this one never got recorded. However, a free PDF lead sheet is available here if you’re interested.] We are all members of one body, And each of us has a different part to be; … Continue reading →

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