(Listen to the song; #8 on SONGS FROM THE WOOD)
Okay, I posted the finished product of My Life My Lord My God. If you wanna listen, Click the link above to go to the
Album page Songs From The Wood and choose #8. Honestly, I could barely remember this song. Luckily I kept my notes and songs fairly organized and ran across it when I was compiling my total song list. Reading through the lyrics, I liked the concept- it is basically saying that God is everything to me- my Lord, my God, my Savior, and my very life. I am also glad that I wrote the chord structure I had in mind so that I can very closely approximate the original sound idea as I finish this one up.
As I’ve had more and more recording tools opening up to me, completing old songs has become increasingly easy for me. Part of that, I think, is that the more stuff I complete and get recorded, the more room I open up in my creative bank account. It feels like I was a computer disk drive that was too full and now I’m freeing up disk space for more and newer songs to take form. Time will tell if this is in fact the case. During the time I wrote this song, I had simplified my lifestyle to the point that I rarely ever drove my car. I rode my bicycle to work from East San Diego (45th and Whiteman) to Downtown San Diego (5th and Broadway), about twelve miles each way along with my friend Wayne Lamb. So I was getting in good physical shape and I felt great. On the weekends, my cousin and roommate Gerard Michaud and I played racquetball quite often- usually at San Diego City College where we could get an indoor court for free. That’s all I got for this one. Here are the lyrics:
MY LIFE MY LORD MY GOD
© 1985 Words & Music by Reginald M. Michaud
Oh Lord I trust in You with all my aching heart
I cannot lean upon my wisdom just to start
Lord let your handiwork be seen in all I do
So that my way of life will always point to You
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
I shall not count myself as wise in my own eyes
But I shall fear the Lord and shun the devil's lies
Oh Lord bring health to me and nourish all my bones
And I shall honor You at work and in my home
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
To You I lift my voice, to Thee I sing my praise
Oh Lord the peace You bring while in these latter days
I once was dead to You, and now I hear Your voice
To give my life to Thee, a simple precious choice
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
Forever I will stay - Forever I will stay
Album page Songs From The Wood and choose #8. Honestly, I could barely remember this song. Luckily I kept my notes and songs fairly organized and ran across it when I was compiling my total song list. Reading through the lyrics, I liked the concept- it is basically saying that God is everything to me- my Lord, my God, my Savior, and my very life. I am also glad that I wrote the chord structure I had in mind so that I can very closely approximate the original sound idea as I finish this one up.
As I’ve had more and more recording tools opening up to me, completing old songs has become increasingly easy for me. Part of that, I think, is that the more stuff I complete and get recorded, the more room I open up in my creative bank account. It feels like I was a computer disk drive that was too full and now I’m freeing up disk space for more and newer songs to take form. Time will tell if this is in fact the case. During the time I wrote this song, I had simplified my lifestyle to the point that I rarely ever drove my car. I rode my bicycle to work from East San Diego (45th and Whiteman) to Downtown San Diego (5th and Broadway), about twelve miles each way along with my friend Wayne Lamb. So I was getting in good physical shape and I felt great. On the weekends, my cousin and roommate Gerard Michaud and I played racquetball quite often- usually at San Diego City College where we could get an indoor court for free. That’s all I got for this one. Here are the lyrics:
MY LIFE MY LORD MY GOD
© 1985 Words & Music by Reginald M. Michaud
Oh Lord I trust in You with all my aching heart
I cannot lean upon my wisdom just to start
Lord let your handiwork be seen in all I do
So that my way of life will always point to You
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
I shall not count myself as wise in my own eyes
But I shall fear the Lord and shun the devil's lies
Oh Lord bring health to me and nourish all my bones
And I shall honor You at work and in my home
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
To You I lift my voice, to Thee I sing my praise
Oh Lord the peace You bring while in these latter days
I once was dead to You, and now I hear Your voice
To give my life to Thee, a simple precious choice
My life, my Lord, my God, my Savior and my King
With You here by my side, I will face anything
Make straight my paths oh Lord, deliver me I pray
And in Your precious loving arms forever I will stay
Forever I will stay - Forever I will stay
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