Shadow of Your Wings

Hey guys!

Spent an amazing week at our annual LA Youth Camp last week.  We do four nights of worship with all the campers about 45min to an hour every night.  It is always such an incredible time, hearing all the voices of the campers praising God with all their hearts – jumping and singing, lifting hands, dancing with joy.  This year was the first impromptu conga line ever at youth camp, during “Praises Heard Around the World.”

I wrote a new song about a month ago and introduced it at Youth Camp and the kids really grabbed onto it.  We sang it on three of the nights, but it was also cool to hear campers singing it all around camp all through the week.  Thought I would share it with you all today.

It’s called “Shadow of Your Wings,” based on Psalm 57.  I’ve been going through Psalms in depth in the NLT version and I’ve had two new songs come out of that so far.  This one just popped right out of the text.  David is on the run for his life at this point, hiding in a cave, starts off anxious and focused on the dangers around him but as he puts his trust in God he is eventually able to say twice “my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.”

Hope you enjoy the song and it helps you to put your trust in God in same way David did.

Here is a demo recording, with ukulele, cajon, and keys
Shadow of Your Wings – demo

Here is a video of the song

 

SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS
(Psalm 57)

In the shadow of your wings
Till danger passes by
In the shadow of your wings
I cry out to you, Most High

Have mercy on me
I need protection
Send help to rescue me
The lion’s roaring
The spears and swords bring
My spirit to my knees

Be exalted above the heavens
May your glory shine
My enemy sets a trap for me but
Close to you I’ll hide

My heart is strong and
I’ll wake the dawn and
Thank you Lord in song
I’ll sing your praises among the nations
Your love is faithful, God

Chords:

Verse
Em D / G C
Em D / C D

Chorus
G D / C D
G D / Em C

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