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Nathan Shipley Pierpont is a songwriter, vocalist, and keyboard artist. Since March of 2002 Nathan has served as Pastor of Worship and the Arts at Northeastern Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Feel free to browse this site to listen to samples of current recording projects. You can also purchase Nathan's lastest CD called, "His Father's Son." Thanks for visiting. We hope you will bookmark Nathan's page and come again. Nathan is available for weeknight concerts and conference appearances. Also read about Nathan's developing soundtrack ministry.

Inquire about Sound Tracks

Are you a singer or solo instrumentalist looking for good background recordings? Nathan has arranged and recorded all his own soundtracks for years. He is currently working on sets of traditional hymns to make available on this website for sampling and purchase.

Feel free to contact Nathan and request a custom track of any public domain song. The cost is only $10 for one title and $40 for five titles. Included with the CD will be a printed lead sheet and fully orchestrated recording in both high and low range versions.

Would you like to be notified each time Nathan posts a new DEMO for his latest soundtrack release? To request Nathan's newsletter or purchase a soundtrack please send an Email to Nathan@NathanPierpont.com.

Listen to Lord's Day Meditations (Piano CD in progress)

In 1975 I started taking piano lessons and by the time I grew whiskers I had played a piano transcription of the "Hallelujah Chorus" and accompanied the Sr. High choir for the school Christmas program. These ivories have been a life-long companion.

Their Love

When I was a kid my older brother made fun of my parents for showing affection for one another in front of us. We would join in saying something like, "Kissie face, huggie bear." I don't know where that came from, but it was fun to say and those of you who know Ken also know that he likes to tease.

Naturally, we preferred affection to strong words. I'm grateful for my parents’ love for one another and their determination to stay together now more than 50 years. Wow, Mom! But, even more than that I'm grateful for another love they each showed me through the years. I speak of their love for music and their love for the Lord.

Many years ago my father read the verse, "Ye shall seek me and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart." That verse became very dear to my dad. After my parents were married, my mother wrote a song that went with this special verse. It has a very interesting name. "Quest."

Just think, in the 1940's my family on either side knew very little about the gospel. My mom was one of the first ones to come to Christ in her family, then just a few years later in another part of the world my Dad was sort of the first in his family. When God saved my mom and dad he put something strange and special inside of them. It is a deep and profound dedication to living for Christ and raising their family to serve the Lord.

My mom plays the piano quite well and mostly by ear. She would not consider herself a great pianist, but her playing and singing is now more than ever the dearest to my ear. After mom made sure I learned to read music, I began to play by ear myself. One day I played a song that I knew the melody to, but I didn't know where I learned it and I couldn't think of the words. My mom walked by and said, "I didn't know you knew that song. I don't think I've played it since I was expecting you." It was a song she wrote and we wondered if the only time I could have heard the song was from the womb. --Hmm.

Church planting combined my parent’s great loves, the gospel ministry and music. They didn't have a piano, so while mom was expecting me, she played an accordion every Sunday for church. You ever hear how loud an accordion is? --Hmm.

These seemingly unrelated lines have been running through my head today. It causes me to think of the influence the music we listen to can have on our children. It reminds me that our children will catch on to what inspires us the most. As I recall the last lines of my mom's song, "Quest," are "When ye shall seek me with all your heart." My dear parents, with all their talents and shortcomings, truly have sought the Lord with all their heart. The cool thing is, I am so desperately determined to do the same.

I can still hear mom's piano playing ringing through the house. I may have added a few notes as I am known to do, but if you could hear mom play, you would hear very distinctly how her style influences mine. I probably first heard it when I was—what's the word—a fetus.

Dad and Mom, Thanks for loving each other. Thanks for seeking the Lord. Thanks for your lovely, Christ-honoring music.

"Quest" By Jane A. Pierpont
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Man of the Cloth

It has been my pattern to write a title song for each CD with each of my children in mind. Just before Grace was born I wrote the song that will be the title for “Levi’s CD”. I plan to name the song and the CD, “A Man of the Cloth”. Here is decent studio sketch of the track and vocal to give you a taste for what it will be like when I’m finished.

Of course, the man of the cloth in my life was my dad. I'll always be greatful to my dad for paying the price of being in the ministry and getting us involved from a very early age. I'm sure that it had a lot to do with God calling me into the ministry when I was just a boy.

This song is also a tribute to many other godly pastors who have blessed my life. Namely, my brother Ken, Dr. Duff when he pastored Troy Baptist Temple, Levi Whisner, and so many great men who partnered with this ministry over the years. This is my encouragement to my sons to yield their life to the call of God no matter where He may call.

"A Man of the Cloth"
Copyright 2005 Nathan S. Pierpont
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P.S. I can't wait for you to hear the one I wrote recently for John to sing. It's called "That Narrow Road" and, Lord willing, it will be on this CD someday with John singing and Lissy and I doing background vocals. This is too much fun.