Collaborator Naaman Wood was in the middle of grading midterms and wasn't able to get me a final version of Psalm 9/10 until last night. While taking a walk I began singing some ideas for a melody into my phone. Seven recordings later, I had the song mostly fleshed out. I sat down at the piano this morning and finalized the song, wrote a piano accompaniment, and began recording.
And thus ends my FAWM 2022 song project: 12 Psalm songs, based on 13 Psalms, with 16 total songs for the month. I'm tired. I will sleep during March
1. The Lord is near to those who carry sorrow–
a shelter during troubled times.
He will remember all their cries and longings,
and will not give their hope away.
Rise up, rise up, rise up, O Lord!
Rise up, rise up, rise up, O Lord!
2. Where is our hope?
How can we bear this sorrow?
Why do you hide in troubled times?
Have you forgotten to hear our cries and longings?
O, do not turn your face away! (Chorus)
3. On me, O Lord, O Son of God have mercy.
See how I suffer from wicked schemes.
They drag me down and devour me like lions.
I lay upon the gates of death. (Chorus)
@metalfoot Mar 2022
The "Rise up" chorus is immediately singable but also not dull, which is ideal for a setting designed for congregational use. Good writing!