Below are three songs adapted from Psalms
Rock of Refuge
Psalm 31:1-3; 14-16 (NIV)
1In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.
2Turn your ear to me,
come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
3Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
14But I trust in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15My times are in your hands;
deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.
16Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.
Rock of Refuge
© Edd Russell (9/98)
Psalm 31:1-3, 14-16
(Song Order: Intro-A-B-C-D-A-B-A/2)
Intro G - D - C - G - D - C - G
A
G D C G
In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge
D C G
Let me never be put to shame. (End here)
D C G
Deliver me in your righteousness,
D Dsus-D-D2
Turn Your ears to me-- come rescue me.
B
G C D
Be my Rock of Refuge,
G Em C D
A strong fortress to save me.
G C D
Since You are my Rock
G-Em-C-D
And my (You're my) for - tress.
C
Em D C
But I trust in You, O Lord;
Em D C
I say, "You are my God."
Em D C
And my times are in Your hands.
D
D2 C2 - C
Deliver me from my enemies.
D2 C2 - C
Let Your face shine on Your servant.
D2 C2 - C
Save me in you unfailing love...
How Great is Your Goodness
Psalm 31:19, 20 (ESV)
Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!
In the cover of your presence you hide them
from the plots of men;
you store them in your shelter
from the strife of tongues.
One time when reading through this Psalm, I was reminded what Jesus taught us about heaven in John 14:
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God;1 believe also in me. 2In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
John 14:1, 2 (ESV)
I combined the two thoughts in the following song.
How Great Is Your Goodness
© Edd Russell
Bakersfield 12/2000
CHORUS
Em D Em
How great is Your goodness, O Lord.
Em D Em
How great is Your goodness, O Lord.
C D Em
Which You have laid up for me.
C D Em
Because I fear Your Name.
VERSE 1
C D
You have prepared for me
G Em
A secret place;
C D
And I shall rest secure
G Em
In Your presence,
C D Em
Because I trust in You,
C D Em
Because I trust in You.
VERSE 2
You are preparing
A heav’nly mansion;
I long to be with You
In that dwelling
Because I love you,
Oh, how I love You
Forever With You
This next song is loosely based on the following text:
Psalm 84:1-4, 10 (NIV)
1How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD Almighty!
2My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
10Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Forever With You (Psalm 84)
© Edd Russell
Abbotsford 10-11-98
INTRO:
D-Bm-G-A-D-Bm-G-Asus-A
CHORUS
D Bm
Lord, I desire
G A
To be forever with You;
D Bm
In Your courts, in Your house
G A (End G-A-D)
Is where I long to be. (2x)
V1
G D G A
My heart cries out to be in Your Presence;
G D G Asus-A
Blessing is found in the place where You dwell.
G D Asus-A
So shall I praise You, Lord.
G D Asus-A
In You, I put my trust.
V2
G D G A
O Lord, Almighty, how lovely is Your dwelling:
G D G Asus-A
Better one day there than a thousand somewhere else.
G D Asus-A
So shall I praise You, Lord.
G D Asus-A
In You, I put my trust.
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