Faithful

I have reached “F” in the endless David MacGregor archive of church music. I’ll do a couple more and then do something else for a while. If I live long enough I will get back to finish his songs one day – but then he’ll just write more I suppose. It is a wonderful surprise to find all this material of which I was only dimly aware.

This is a song inspired by Psalm 36:5-9, so is a sung prayer of praise. It’s the sort of thing you sing when you are not sure you believe it, so it’s instructions are encouraging: “with confident assurance”.

As usual, you can access his sheet music because he has made it freely available on his website.

I made a backing:

Your love is ever faithful
It’s wider than the sky
Your faithfulness
is higher than the clouds
Upright as the mountains
Your justice – ocean deep
Your care for all creation will ever be.

You are faithful, O God
Love so faithful, O God.
You are faithful, O God
Ever faithful, O God

Your love is like a treasure
precious at its heart
We’re sheltered in
the shadow of your wings
Your love is full, abundant
In you, is life, is home
You are living water
Lord, alone.

You are faithful, O God
Love so faithful, O God
You are faithful, O God
Ever faithful, O God.

You are faithful, O God
Love so faithful, O God
You are faithful, O God
Ever faithful, O God
Ever faithful, O God.

David MacGregor
©️ 2022 Willow Publishing – From Psalm 36:5-9

MacGregor goes for a very different feel in his version, so you might want to pay attention to the songwriter rather than me.