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Lead me

06 Wed Nov 2024

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This is a song written as part of this year’s 12 Song Challenge and I realised I hadn’t put together a demo of the song. So here is a rough piano/vox demo as a placeholder in the meantime. I sung as I played, so the vocal isn’t the best but that isn’t the point of the demo.

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Lead Me

Verse 1:

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.
As I go through my day I call to you
For you have been my refuge, and my strong tower
And as my heart grows faint, I cry out to you

Chorus:

Lead me, oh lead me, to the rock that is higher than I
My fortress, my refuge, my saviour, beginning and end,

Verse 2:

Let me spend my days resting in your house
Settled safe beneath the shadow of Your wings.
For you heard my cry, answered my prayer
No matter what may come, I know you’re by my side.

Richard Stringer 2024
CCLI Song ID: 7248496

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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New Song!

23 Fri Apr 2021

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Not completed a new song for a few months now. In 2021 I have spent most of my time recording, mixing and mastering songs for release and then, taking a well earned(?) rest.

The 2021/2022 12 Song Challenge started this month with the theme of the Holy Spirit and I now have a completed song, albeit needs some polishing.

The begins with Acts Chapter 1 when Jesus tells them for wait for the gift promised by the Father

Wait (wait in Jerusalem)

Verse: 1

Wait, wait in Jerusalem
for the gift my Father promised to you.
Wait wait for the counsellor
Wait for the promised Spirit of Truth

Chorus: 1

For John baptised with water,
But I baptise with fire
When the Holy Spirit comes
He’ll embolden and inspire
You will be my witnesses
So wait…

Verse 2

Time, time passed too slowly
And slowly people started to leave.
Soon, soon just a remnant
Stayed faithful to the call they’d received

Chorus 2

On the day the Spirit came
The building shook with power
With the sound of rushing wind
And anointing tongues of fire
They became his witnesses
To the world…

Middle 8

In the last days I will pour out my Spirit
Young and old, will prophesy.
On my servants, every woman every man
On all peoples of this world.
He will come

Verse

Now, now hear him calling
To leave our place of comfort and ease
Move, move into action
And rise to fight injustice and greed

Chorus

He did not leave us orphans
He gave to us his power
So let us go with boldness
and take this world of ours
Let us be his witnesses
In our time

Middle 8

In the last days he has poured out His Spirit
Young and old, can prophesy.
On His servants, every woman child and man
On all peoples of our world.
For all time

CCLI Song Number: 7175085
(C) 2021 Richard Stringer