As I continue through Frank Andersen’s Eagle’s Wings, Deep in the Spirit can skipped as I have already covered it.
This song is pretty self explanatory but none the worse for that. It is based on Psalm 139.
It is a lovely tune that reminds in parts of the incidental music in Charlie Brown’s Christmas! The latest version in the downloadable sheet music loses a couple of Yahweh’s. I have have lost all his exclamation marks.
As a song for personal devotion it is a lovely surprise and one of Father Frank’s hidden gems.
Chorus
I will praise my God in the morning.
I will sing God’s praises all my day.
For my God is my strength and glory.
My God truly is my song.
1
Lord, you know each turn within my heart,
You read me from afar.
All my ways lie open to your mind, my God.
2
If I flew beyond the rising sun,
Or westward to the sea…
I would still be held within your arms, my God.
3
It was you who planned my inmost self,
You formed me in the womb.
For this wonder of myself, I now thank you.
© Frank Andersen 1979.