Who is Pasteur&Compagnie? It is the stage name of French pastor Philippe Viguier, who translates and adapts into French English-language worship songs by Getty, CityAlight or Sovereign Grace. Based in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, he has produced his albums with Quebec-based Cédric Dumoulin since 2018 and makes sheet music and lyrics freely available to local churches.
Pasteur&Compagnie is the musical project of Philippe Viguier, pastor of the Église protestante évangélique de Villeurbanne-Cusset, near Lyon, since 2015. Trained in theology, he also teaches an introduction to the New Testament at the Institut Biblique de Genève and co-writes books for the publisher Clé, including a handbook on leading worship services. It is out of this same pastoral concern that Pasteur&Compagnie was born: to offer French-speaking churches songs that are easy to sing in a congregation, translated or adapted from English-language texts by writers such as Keith Getty, Stuart Townend or the CityAlight collective.
The project took shape in 2018 with the album Hymnes21, then grew with Impros louange and Dans ses mains in 2020, produced and mixed with Quebec-based Cédric Dumoulin. These records bring together several voices and musicians around translations such as Non par moi mais par Christ en moi and Il me gardera, designed as free resources for local worship, sheet music and lyrics included. The project's YouTube channel now has close to 4,000 subscribers and about a hundred videos, up to its most recent album, Plus Haut Encore, released in 2026.
- Origin
- Villeurbanne, Lyon region (France)
- Style
- French-language worship, adaptations and translations of English-language songs (Getty, CityAlight, Sovereign Grace) and original compositions
- Active since
- 2018, first album Hymnes21
- Good to know
- led by pastor Philippe Viguier, produced with Quebec-based Cédric Dumoulin, free sheet music and lyrics for the church
How did Pasteur&Compagnie get started?
Before being a musical project, Pasteur&Compagnie is first and foremost a pastoral ministry. Philippe Viguier has led the Église protestante évangélique de Villeurbanne-Cusset since 2015 and teaches theology at the Institut Biblique de Genève. Faced with a lack of worship resources designed for the congregation rather than the stage, he began translating and adapting into French English-language songs popularized in Reformed and evangelical churches, written by authors such as Keith Getty or the CityAlight collective.
The first album, Hymnes21, was released in 2018. The project then partnered with Quebec-based producer Cédric Dumoulin, who co-produces and mixes the following albums, balancing the doctrinal seriousness of the translated texts with a cinematic-style production, drawing on both the worship style and rock.
What makes Pasteur&Compagnie unique?
What sets Pasteur&Compagnie apart is, first of all, its purpose: each album is designed as a free resource for the local church, with lyrics and sheet music made available on the project's website. The songs are not written to impress a venue, but to be picked up by a congregation that has never heard them before, which explains the choice of faithful translations of already well-known texts, such as Non par moi mais par Christ en moi and Il me gardera.
The other distinctive feature lies in Philippe Viguier's dual role as pastor and musician, who approaches worship as a service to the church before an artistic career. The project also brings together several voices and musicians for each album, including Cédric Dumoulin in Quebec, which gives Pasteur&Compagnie a collective identity rather than that of a solo artist.
Where should you start to discover Pasteur&Compagnie?
To discover Pasteur&Compagnie, start with Il me gardera, the official translation of He Will Hold Me Fast and one of the channel's most-watched songs, with several tens of thousands of views. Non par moi mais par Christ en moi, taken from the album Dans ses mains, is a good second step: it sums up well the project's balance between doctrine and emotion.
The official Pasteur&Compagnie YouTube channel brings together nearly a hundred videos, from the first hymns of 2018 to the latest album, Plus Haut Encore, released in 2026. The website pasteuretcompagnie.com rounds out the listening experience with the lyrics and sheet music for each song, designed to be used directly in church.
songs
Il me gardera
Official translation of He Will Hold Me Fast, one of the channel's most-viewed songs, about God's faithfulness in holding on to his children to the very end.
Non par moi mais par Christ en moi
Adaptation of the song Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me by Keith Getty and CityAlight, taken from the album Dans ses mains.
Nous voici
The project's most recent single, released in 2026, taken from the album Plus Haut Encore.
Discography
- 2026Plus Haut Encore
- 2020Dans ses mains
- 2020Impros louange
- 2018Hymnes21
- Kids
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Pasteur&Compagnie?
Pasteur&Compagnie is the musical project of Philippe Viguier, pastor of the Église protestante évangélique de Villeurbanne-Cusset, near Lyon, since 2015. He translates and adapts into French English-language worship songs, produced with Quebec-based Cédric Dumoulin since the album Hymnes21 in 2018.
What is Pasteur&Compagnie's best-known song?
Il me gardera, the official translation of He Will Hold Me Fast, is one of the channel's most-viewed songs, with several tens of thousands of views. Non par moi mais par Christ en moi, taken from the album Dans ses mains, is also among the most listened-to.
Where can you listen to Pasteur&Compagnie?
The project's official YouTube channel brings together about a hundred videos, from the albums Hymnes21 and Impros louange to the most recent one, Plus Haut Encore. The website pasteuretcompagnie.com also offers the free lyrics and sheet music for each song, designed for the local church.
Is Philippe Viguier really a pastor?
Yes. He has led the Église protestante évangélique de Villeurbanne-Cusset since 2015 and teaches an introduction to the New Testament at the Institut Biblique de Genève. He has also co-written several books for the publisher Clé, including a handbook on leading worship services.
Who produces Pasteur&Compagnie's music?
For several albums, Philippe Viguier has worked with Quebec-based producer Cédric Dumoulin, who co-produces and mixes the tracks. Each album also brings together several guest voices and musicians, giving the project a collective identity rather than that of a solo artist.
Are Pasteur&Compagnie's songs free?
A large part of the catalog, such as the album Impros louange recorded during the 2020 lockdown periods, is offered for free. The website pasteuretcompagnie.com also makes the lyrics and sheet music of several songs available for use in church.