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02 Wed Jul 2025

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I am alive CD cover

I’ve been looking through my old demos to see which ones are in a fit state to be released on YouTube as Soundcloud has become unusable for people who people who don’t want to set up an account. YouTube is accessible to all even if they have to put up with ads.

The latest demo release is I am Alive, which was originally scheduled for my planned EP prior to covid. A lot of it was recorded at a friends house in January 2020, but its languished in my files because of a whole number of reasons, none of which are particularly valid.

The song was written as i was reading a list of who we are in Christ from Joyce Myers website and I just began to sing who were are over and over again.

Thanks to Leke for recording everything and adding drums and basic piano and Stephen for the additional keys and horns. I miss you guys.

I Am Alive

Verse 1
I am free from the law of sin and death
The Holy Spirit lives in me
I am dead to my sin and alive in Christ
The Holy Spirit lives in me

Chorus
I am alive
I am alive
I am Alive

Verse 2
I am free from my fear for He’s my peace
The Holy Spirit lives in me
And my trust is in Him for He is my rock
The Holy spirit lives in me

Ending
For God within me
Is greater than he
That is in the world

CCLI Song # 7128518

Wait, A song for Pentecost

10 Wed Apr 2024

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For the April 2021 12 Song Challenge I wrote a song based on Luke 24:49

“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high” and Acts chapter 1.

It’s one of those songs that has sat in a folder marked To Be Recorded, so I thought with Pentecost coming up, I would work on the song and make it ready for release. You can hear my thoughts on it and listen to the demo on YouTube.

2024 12 Song challenge

01 Thu Feb 2024

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This year’s 12 Song challenge is up and running, and I forgot to do a post about it at the start of January, so apologies for that.

The theme was gathering songs, in terms of gathering as the people of God and also gathering in the harvest of God’s kingdom. I went for the former and here is the result. You can listen to it here.

Come, Come as you are
Richard Stringer 2024
A section:
Come, come as you are
Instead of your sorrow
He’ll give you joy.

Come, come as you are
Receive His forgiveness
The price has been paid

B section:
By the blood of Jesus, we can see him face-to-face
To receive his mercy, to receive his grace.
And as we draw near to God
he’ll draw near to us
So come, [A] Come as you are

A Section 2:

Come, come as you are,
The weary and worn-out,
Come rest in his arms.
Come, come as you are,
The world and its heartache,
Were conquered by him.

A Section 3:

Come, come as you are
You are invited
His feast is prepared
Come, come as you are
Your table is waiting
So come as you are.

CCLI Song ID: 7233149

12 Song Challenge for December

12 Mon Dec 2022

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So the new subject for December is here and its on the global church

Its such a big subject but after a looking of work I settled on the idea of many peoples, tribes and tongues from

So the new subject for December is here and its on the global church

Its such a big subject but after a lot of work I settled on the idea of many peoples, tribes and tongues from Revelation 7: v9

“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.”

The initial words and tune came quite quickly, but I found myself straying into tunes that sounded familiar and it took about 4 or 5 tries to find one that I was happy with and I felt was my own work.

I submitted the song and got some good feedback and worked again on the lyrics. They probably need a bit more polish, but I don’t think they will change dramatically, so I felt safe making a demo and here it is.

All Around the World

Verse

We are a church of many nations
Diffr’nt peoples, tribes, and tongues
Some are local some have travelled
To this place that we call home
We have come in expectation.
We have come to praise the Lord
Like brothers our and our sisters all around the world.

Verse

In every land in every country
Every corner of the world
Saints are gathering, some in secret
Some in prison, some are free
They have come in expectation.
They have come to praise you Lord
Joining with God’s children, all around the world.

Verse

When at last we all will see Him
In the new Jerusalem
Pure and spotless without blemish
The Bride of Christ will be revealed
Blessed are those invited to the wedding of the Lamb
They will come from every nation, every people, tribe, and tongue.

(c) Richard Stringer 2022
CCLI Song ID: 7211159

Yes and Amen

24 Thu Nov 2022

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It’s been a long time since I posted and, like of people who do similar things I’m going to blame the busyness of life. There is lots going, most of it good.

I’m still active in the 12 Song Challenge hosted by Resound Worship and the reason for today’s post is to share the song I have submitted for November.

The challenge was to write a song based on Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. It took me a while to find a passage that really stirred me and I finally settled on Chapter 1 and verse 20.

“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.”

Yes and Amen

All the promises of God find their ”Yes” in Jesus Christ x2
So Ask, seek, knock and the door will be opened to you x2

God says Yes! Yes! Yes! He says Yes! x2
Give glory to God with a loud Amen! x3

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Keep Me (Psalm 17)

27 Mon Jun 2022

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I was recently going through my unfinished songs, looking to see if there was anything worth revisiting or if there were any ideas that were worth pinching for another song when I can across this song that I wrote about 8 years ago.

I had a verse and chorus but looking at it I decided it needed at least another verse before it could be considered complete (as opposed to finished). It was part of an extraordinary burst of new writing which saw me write three new songs as well as work on this one.

So I’ve added another verse, and I may add another but I have enough of a song to give it an outing and get some feedback. Let me know your thoughts.

Verse 1

Hear me, turn your ear to me O God
Answer me I pray
Saviour, I seek refuge in your love
From the darkness all around

Chorus

You are the rock on which I build my life
I know your words are true
though the world around grows darker still
I will stand secure in you

Verse 2

Keep me as the apple of your eye
May I find myself in you
Hide me in the shadow of your wings
May I stand secure in you

May The Lord Bless You and keep you

13 Mon Apr 2020

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I wrote this song back when I first got a keyboard and although its seen a few outings I haven’t used it much. But given all that is going on in our world, I felt that it was a good time to share it it.

May the Lord bless you and keep you (Hearts & Minds)

May the Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and
give you peace and give you peace.

May the Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and
give you peace and give you peace.

And the peace of God,
that passes all understanding,
Fill your hearts and minds
With the full knowledge of God.

And the peace of God,
that passes all understanding
Fill our hearts and minds
With the full knowledge of God.

Last time:

Fill our hearts and minds
With the full knowledge of God.

© Richard Stringer 2019
CCLI Song Number: 7127351

Hearts and Minds

What a friend we have in Jesus

04 Sat May 2019

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Ideas demo for an alternate tune.

I’m wondering of I should modernise the lyrics too? This would mean that
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there. D

Would become

Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield you;
We will find our solace there.

What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.

The lyrics were written by Joseph Scriven. You can find a biography of him and a list of his other works here.