Strength
After mentioning my old songs in a previous post I thought I’d make this video. I wrote the following song on the 9th May 1994. It’s called Strength and is basically a prayer to God that He will continue to give me strength to keep following Him.
It was around the time I was leaving home to go to university. I was going to be on my own for the first time. I would not have the accountability I had as I was growing up.
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Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QC8gV-0IA
Strength
Music and Lyrics by Alastair Vance (9th May 1994)
Verse 1
In the midst of my troubles, You are there
On the highest mountain peaks, You are there
You’re always watching me
Lord give me strength to carry on
Verse 2
Help me walk the straight and narrow, give me strength
To help me keep my eyes on You, give me strength
I only want to seek Your face
Lord give me strength to carry on
Chorus
Give me strength to carry on
Through the rough times, keep me strong
Lord Jesus, give me strength to carry on
Verse 3
From the dawning of the day, You are there
To the setting of the sun, You are there
You’ll never leave my side
Lord give me strength to carry on
Bridge
Lord, I adore You
You’ve done everything for me
When I cry, You wipe the tears
And hold me in Your loving arms
March 11th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
[…] initial thought was to use one of my own songs (as he suggested it first), but I’m not really comfortable with singing them anymore. I […]
March 12th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Thats a real nice song…I’m liking it…what else ya got?
Can you do an mp3 of this so I can use it in the church
March 12th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Thanks Klampert. That’s encouraging.
I wrote a number of songs between 1994 and 1997. Although, I think Strength is definitely one of the better ones. I’ll put some more up one by one.
Haven’t got an mp3 of it right now. I’m thinking of buying (borrowing) a microphone to record some audio. So, once I get the microphone I’ll record you a copy of Strength.
In the meantime I could try to convert the video source to mp3, but there is glitches in the audio as my camcorder is very old. What do you think?
March 14th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
get a minirecorder…they are cheap and great sound…
March 18th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
It’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing your gift!
May the peace of the Lord Jesus be with you today,
Scotti
March 19th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Thanks for visiting Scotti. Your poetry looks great. I’ll have to get a better read of it later. That’s an amazing talent.
God Bless.
April 9th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
[…] The words of this song fit over and over again through life. When I look back on life recently I can see God’s hand in it. This is one of my favourite - next to Strength. […]
April 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
you have a really great talent
- fantastic song - really spoke to me
thanx
sophie
April 13th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Sophie,
Thanks so much for your kind words. I’m glad that God could use that song to speak to you. That’s the reason for doing this afterall. Check back soon as I hope to upload more videos this weekend.
Alastair.