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SINGING THE SCRIPTURES #12

Our latest project is writing simple Scripture songs for use around the world. 

Please tell us your favorite Bible verse
and maybe we will write a song for YOU  !!

Ralph Merrifield

 

All these songs (unless indicated) were written based on
Scripture suggestions given by
Johan Komrij, from the Netherlands

 

 


One Thing   (Psalm 27:4  ESV)

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Dedicated to Phil Walker Jr, from Indonesia

One thing, one thing
have I asked of the Lord,
one thing, one thing 
that will I seek after:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in His temple.

Psalm 27 verse 4, Psalm 27 verse 4

 

We Have Seen  (1 John 4:14-15  NKJV)

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We have seen and testify
that the Father has sent the Son 
sent the Son as Savior of the world.
We have seen and testify
that the Father has sent the Son 
sent the Son as Savior of the world.

Whoever confesses
that Jesus is the Son of God,
God abides in him, and he in God.
Whoever confesses
that Jesus is the Son of God,
God abides in him, and he in God.

1 John 4:14 and 15

 

Seek Good   (Amos 5:14-15 NIV)

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Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.
Then the Lord God Almighty
will be with you,
just as you say he is.

Hate evil, love good;
maintain justice
Then the Lord God Almighty
will be with you,
just as you say he is.

Amos 5:14-15, Amos 5:14-15

 

The Lord Is His Name   (Amos 9:6  NIV)

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He builds his lofty palace in the heavens
and sets its foundation on the earth;
He builds his lofty palace in the heavens
and sets its foundation on the earth;

the Lord is His name. the Lord is His name.
the Lord is His name. (repeat)

He calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land.
He calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land.

the Lord is His name. the Lord is His name.
the Lord is His name. (repeat)

Amos 9 verse 6.  Amos 9 verse 6

 

Let There Be Light   (Genesis 1:3-5  NKJV)

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God said, “Let there be light”; 
and there was light. 
God said, “Let there be light”;
and there was light. 
And God saw the light, that it was good;
God saw the light, that it was good;
(repeat)

and God divided the light
from the darkness.
God called the light, light, Day,
and the darkness He called Night. 
So the evening
and the morning were the first day.

God said, “Let there be light”;
and there was light. 
God said, “Let there be light”;
and there was light. 
And God saw the light, that it was good;
God saw the light, that it was good;

 

Crying Out "Abba Father!"    (Galatians 4:6  NKJV)

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Because you are sons,
God has sent forth
the Spirit of His Son
into your hearts,

crying out,
“Abba, Father!” 
“Abba, Father!”
“Abba, Father!”

crying out,
“Abba, Father!”
“Abba, Father!”
“Abba, Father!”

(repeat to beginning)

Galatians 4 verse 6

 

On The Seventh Day   (Genesis 2:1-3  NKJV)

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Genesis 2:1 through 3, Genesis 2:1 through 3 

Thus the heavens and the earth,
and all the host of them, were finished. 

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And on the seventh day God
ended His work
which He had done,
and He rested on
the seventh day
from all His work
which He had done. 

Then God blessed the seventh day
and sanctified it,
because in it He rested from
all His work which
God had created and made.

(repeat to beginning)

And on the seventh day God
ended His work
which He had done,
And on the seventh day God
ended His work
which He had done.

 Genesis 2:1 through 3, Genesis 2:1 through 3

 

This Is His Commandment   1 John 3:23 (NKJV)

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(4-part round)

This is His commandment: that we should believe
on the name of His Son Jesus Christ
and love one another,
as He gave us commandment.

 

Be Patient  (James 5: 7-8  NKJV)

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James 5:7 and 8.  James 5:7 and 8

Be patient, brethren,
until the coming of the Lord.
See how the farmer
waits for the precious fruit (repeat)

the precious fruit of the earth,
waiting patiently for it
until it receives
the early and latter rain. 

You also be patient, be patient.
Establish your hearts,
be patient for the coming
of the Lord is at hand.

(repeat to beginning)

be patient for the coming
of the Lord is at hand.

James 5:7 through 8.  James 5:7 through 8

 

I Appeal To You   (1 Corinthians 1:10  NIV)

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1 Corinthians 1 verse 10, 1 Corinthians 1 verse 10

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that all of you agree with one another
in what you say (repeat)

and that there be no divisions
among you, 
but that you be perfectly united
in mind and thought.

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that all of you agree with one another
in what you say

1 Corinthians 1 verse 10, 1 Corinthians 1 verse 10

 

Do You Not Know   (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV)

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Do you not know that your bodies
are temples of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom you
have received from God?
(repeat)

You are not your own; 
you were bought at a price. 
Therefore honor God
with your bodies
(repeat)

Do you not know that your bodies
are temples of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom you
have received from God?

who is in you, whom you
have received from God?

 

Things God Has Prepared   (1 Corinthians 2:9-10 NIV)

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1 Corinthians 2:9 and 10
However, as it is written:
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“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind
has conceived”

“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind
has conceived”

the things God has prepared
for those who love Him—
these are the things God
has revealed to us
by his Spirit, by His Spirit

 

These web pages contains songs written during this period

"Singing The Scriptures" Collections (144 songs)

"Words Of Life" Collections

Other Recent Collections
 

How our Scripture songs
are being used
in Indonesia

 

 
Our "Scripture Song Index"
contains many other songs written for this purpose.

 

All songs copyright 2019, Ralph Merrifield.
New Hope Music, PO Box 1612, Westboro MA 01581

You have our encouragement and permission to duplicate and share these songs
for all "not-for-profit" purposes (ie. corporate worship, overheads, songbooks, web sites,
give-away copies). Please contact New Hope for other uses. Thanks!!!

 

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