50 Songs: It Is Good (Psalm 147)

December 8, 2009 in songwriting with 0 Comments

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So I’m still behind on my goal to write 50 songs this year, but I’m still writing!

This is a song with lyrics based on Psalm 147.

I could definitely hear a big group of people singing, not necessarily a choir, but just a big group of friends hanging out and singing some worship to God. The chorus especially.

It’s kind of a come and join me as WE sing kind of a song. I hope it feels inviting to you. My goal was to write a song that people could sing individually that drew people in to sing along with them. Part of that relies on a good hook (which this may or may not be) but I think the other part might be conveyed in lyrics that invite people to sing along. Literally.

I played/recorded this scratch version in Drop C (Capo 1). So you’re actually hearing the key of C# (not D). I could probably crank it out in D if I wanted to, but I had kind of felt like taking the chorus up an octave with a full band arrangement eventually and D would require power vocals. However, I didn’t get to arranging it for full band so the skeleton of the song remained in Drop C (Capo 1).

I’d also love to replace my voice with a lovely ladies voice on the last choruses. My falsetto is ok, but would be perfect for an alto.

It Is Good by russhutto

It Is Good (Psalm 147)
2009 Russ Hutto

Intro: Bm9 G Bm Bbmaj7
Bm9
Great is the Lord our God
Bbmaj7
There is none like Him
Bm
He knows the number of stars
Bbmaj7 G
For he has named them

(repeat)

Em                   G                          D
Oh, come and sing with me to the Lord
Em                G                     D
We’ll sing our melodies to the Lord
A                       G
From our hearts, from our hearts

D G
It is good to sing our praise to the Lord
Oh it is good
Bm G
It is good to sing our praise to the Lord
Oh it is good

Bm Bbmaj7

Bm
Awesome in power and might
Bbmaj7
No one can fathom
Bm
He hangs the clouds in the sky
Bbmaj7 G
For he has made them

(prechorus)

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About Russ Hutto: Russ & his wife, Lydia, live and work in the beautiful Golden Isles region of SE Georgia. You'll find him designing in print for WYIM Publications during the week. He is also the Creative Director of HPP Publishing which includes song development, catalog management, and the development of songwriter relations and publishing. On the weekends, he's usually volunteering in the Worship Ministry at St. Simons Community Church or traveling to help smaller churches with Worship Ministry Development.

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