The Most Important Thing In A Song

I had the privilege of spending a couple days with 90 plus songwriters who were attending the Texas Christian Songwriters 2nd Annual Conference. One of the writers asked "If you had to name THE most important thing that you look for in a song what would it be?" Almost immediately I answered "It needs to make me feel something".

I remember my very first meeting with Jason Ingram. His manager at the time, Tamara Alan, brought him in to meet with me while I was a publisher at Word. He played me several songs and one of his songs deeply moved me. I ended up signing him to his very first publishing deal and needless to say that was a great signing!

This Sunday at Church of the Redeemer, where my husband and I attend, I was deeply moved by a song.

I have been singing this song since I was a child attending the Bible Baptist Church in Lincoln, Maine where my Dad was the pastor. It even has my name in it!

Instead of Where Is Waldo? (a great book series), Where is Wilt?!

Great is Thy faithfulness, oh God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Written by Thomas Chisholm and William Runyan.

Our worship leader hadn't had planned on singing the song during the service but felt the Spirit prompting her to lead us in a verse and chorus.

Sometimes songs are so familiar to us that we miss the impact of the truth in the message.

I felt this overwhelming surge of gratefulness that I worship a God whose love for me does not change when I am ungrateful, complaining, fearful, and a compulsive worrier.

In fact in God there is NO SHADOW OF TURNING - I just love that image.

Daily I am amazed by God's new mercies being lavishly poured out on me. I have a God who promises to provides everything I need and I can take him at his WORD - "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Joshua 1:5

I pray that your heart is encouraged by the reminder that your Heavenly Father delights in you and that in Him you have everything that you need.

Blessings,
Cindy