Question:
hey guys
we have recently been studying psalms in my housegroup and these 2 songs came from that. let me know what you think!
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Eternal God:
verse 1:
Awesome God, Creator of the universe
Almighty King, Ruler of the world
Through you all things came into being
You have the power to give and take away
verse 2:
You brought your people from the land of slavery
Through the desert to their promised home
You even loved them when they turned against you
And blessed them when they turned to other Gods
chorus:
Eternal God, in awe of You we stand
Not by our own strength but by Your loving hand
The hands that formed us were pierced for our sin
That we might enter where we’re not fit to go in
verse 3:
What kind of love, to give Your only son
Who was with You before the dawn of time
In order that these sinful human beings
Might be known as sons and daughters of the Lord
bridge:
Lord you are clothed in splendour
Your name resounds forever
(repeat)
(btw the lack of rhyming in the verses is deliberate!)
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Praise the Lord o my soul:
verse 1:
Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth
Join with the heavens and praise His name
For the Lord is good, he is good
And His love endures so I will praise
chorus 1:
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good, He is mighty
Holy, merciful and true
verse 2:
In His hand is righteousness
And from His throne justice flows
By His word the weak are made strong
And the poor made rich so I will praise
chorus 2:
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good,
He is mighty, holy, merciful
He’s righteous, worthy, wonderful
Enthroned in splendour, crowned in majesty
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good, He is mighty
Holy, merciful and true
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any thoughts?
God Bless, Rich
(ps you can download a 3 of my songs from here)
Answer:
Originally Posted by I-Am-Snappy hey guys
we have recently been studying psalms in my housegroup and these 2 songs came from that. let me know what you think! Sweet! I'm a fan of songs from the Psalms, especially well written ones like you've got here.
chorus:
Eternal God, in awe of You we stand
Not by our own strength but by Your loving hand
The hands that formed us were pierced for our sin
That we might enter where we’re not fit to go in This is an absolutely fantastic chorus. The third line is especially good. My only criticism of this song is that the verses are a little blunt, stating and telling us instead of showing us. The Psalms contain some fantastic imagery and metaphors; take advantage of that!
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Praise the Lord o my soul:
verse 1:
Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth
Join with the heavens and praise His name
For the Lord is good, he is good
And His love endures so I will praise
chorus 1:
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good, He is mighty
Holy, merciful and true
verse 2:
In His hand is righteousness
And from His throne justice flows
By His word the weak are made strong
And the poor made rich so I will praise
chorus 2:
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good,
He is mighty, holy, merciful
He’s righteous, worthy, wonderful
Enthroned in splendour, crowned in majesty
Praise the Lord o my soul
All within me praise His name
For He is good, He is mighty
Holy, merciful and true
I like this. It's simple praise, which definitely has its place. I think it might be a little more powerful if you included examples of what God has done for you. David often wrote specifically of times that God rescued him from his enemies and such. Just an idea.
Answer:
thankyou
My only criticism of this song is that the verses are a little blunt, stating and telling us instead of showing us this was kinda intentional, a lot of the psalms are like that i think. sometimes we just need to state how great God is!
The Psalms contain some fantastic imagery and metaphors; take advantage of that! i'm definately trying to use that more, i'm not particularly linguistically gifted so most of my stuff comes direct from the bible (also that way i can be pretty sure it's scripturally sound!!)
I think it might be a little more powerful if you included examples of what God has done for you. David often wrote specifically of times that God rescued him from his enemies and such. Just an idea. i have done that sometimes but it often seems to end up being 'me me me', i like to avoid talking about me as much as possible, that is definately overdone in modern worship music.
also often the psalms are written in such a way that so many people can relate to them in many ways but i am not that good at writing to have that sort of openess. i will definately bear it in mind though and i will try and work on it.
thanks for your comments skeeter
if anyone else has any thoughts they would be greatly appreciated.
God Bless, Rich