Thanks to Jonathan Parnell, for reminding me about our worship projects through his post about Marshall Segal’s worship project for our first semester TBI class on A Biblical Theology of Worship.
For my project, I updated William Cowper’s old hymn, God Moves In a Mysterious Way, with a more modern chord progression, as well as a new chorus. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of introducing it to the Bethlehem Baptist Church’s north campus.
This is the raw audio from the first service on Sunday morning. As any amateur musician will say, it’s not perfect. I’m not really good at playing and singing at the same time; both skills suffer when I do both.
The song goes as follows:
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Chorus
My sovereign God doth all ordain
The steps I take each day
He will my feeble faith sustain
With mercy all the way
With mercy all the way.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
Here is the link to the audio: God Moves In a Mysterious Way
