New Song: Psalm 62

Time to ring in the new year!

I'm excited to be back with you this week as we celebrate our first service of 2009, and I want to do it with a new song.

It's called "Psalm 62," and amazingly, it is based off of the Psalm of the same name!

I love the words that resound with hope and resolve to trust God in the face of uncertainty, trials, and everything under the sun.

Here are the lyrics:

Verse 1

My soul finds rest in God alone
My rock and my salvation
A fortress strong against my foes
And I will not be shaken
Though lips may bless and hearts may curse
And lies like arrows pierce me
I'll fix my heart on righteousness
I'll look to Him who hears me

Chorus
O praise Him hallelujah
My Delight and my Reward
Everlasting never failing
My Redeemer my God

Verse 2
Find rest my soul in God alone
Amid the world's temptations
When evil seeks to take a hold
I'll cling to my salvation
Though riches come and riches go
Don't set your heart upon them
The fields of hope in which I sow
Are harvested in heaven

Bridge:
O praise Him O praise Him
Hallelujah hallelujah
O praise Him O praise Him
Hallelujah Hallelujah
O praise Him O praise Him
Hallelujah hallelujah

Verse 3

I'll set my gaze on God alone
And trust in Him completely
With ev'ry day pour out my soul
And He will prove His mercy
Though life is but a fleeting breath
A sigh too deep to measure
My King has crushed the curse of death
And I am His forever

This song was written by Aaron Keys and Stuart Townend, and I think it's one we'll really enjoy singing together as we reflect on it, and grasp its truth.

Here's how the song goes: