In performance, he uses as a bridge passage the refrain from All creatures of our God and King (StF 99), attributed to St Francis of Assisi: “O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!” The verses came together first, and then the chorus - which Aaron describes as a “simple praise response”. NRSV and The Tanakh), but see The Jerusalem Bible’s “In God alone there is rest for my soul… Rest in God alone, my soul!” (vv.1 & 5). Not all translations support this interpretation (e.g.

Where these words are repeated, however, Aaron and Stuart read them as “My soul find rest alone…”, which Aaron interprets as modelling the need, on occasions, to “command our souls” to find rest in God in the knowledge that “not only is it going to be OK it’s going to be great!”

I’m going to go through hard times, but it won’t be that bad”). Their reading of the psalm has it beginning with the assertion: “My soul finds rest in God, my rock and salvation…” (“It’s going to be OK. They were struck by what they understood to be a small but subtle shift in the words of the psalmist. The three-verse hymn evolved out of a session together in which Aaron and Stuart discovered that they had both been reflecting, separately, on Psalm 62. This is a song that would work well at the end of a service and is especially suitable for sensitive use within a Healing Service.Īaron Keyes wrote 'My soul finds rest in God alone' with Stuart Townend, who Aaron describes as one of his heroes. Alternatively, follow the song with a period of silence and have the congregation members read the psalm as a prayer. Read Psalm 62 aloud before singing this song. See below for the significance of this difference. Aaron Keyes and Stuart Townend originally conceived the opening of verse 2 as: “Find rest, my soul, in God alone” – not as in StF. Purchase the complete Piano accompaniment CDs & Midi files.Source: Singing the Faith: 633 (CD26 #8) Words: Aaron Keyes, Stuart Townend (Psalm 62) Music: Aaron Keyes, Stuart Townend Metre: Irregular Verses: 3

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