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God, my light, my salvation
God, my light, my salvation!
God defeats devastation!
Whom shall I fear
as long as I stay near
to the Lord and Saviour of my soul?[God, my refuge, my dwelling!
God, my peace beyond telling!
I will always seek your face,
I will stay within your grace,
and the Lord my God will keep me whole!] ... (first and last choruses only)
Though my enemies advance to attack me,
though an army besiege me in their hate,
though the harsh and ungodly try to crack me,
I will come to the Lord and celebrate!
God, my light ...
In the day of trouble I will shelter,
when there's pain or darkness, fire or sword,
when the pressures are mounting, helter-skelter,
I will find peace and safety in the Lord!
God, my light ...
Hear my voice when I call you, my Saviour,
come and teach me your ways, O my friend,
O my God, you are closer than a father,
I will trust you are with me to the end!
God, my light ...
Words copyright © John Hartley 2009. All rights reserved.
Based on Psalm 27
Story behind the song
I've always liked the anthem version of Psalm 27 (need to find out who wrote it!)
John Hartley.
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Please remember that a midi file of a tune isn't supposed to be a state-of-the-art musical arrangement - it is only supposed to give a basic idea of how the tune goes. Any reasonable organist / keyboard player / music group could make it sound far better.