Psalm 30 Uplifting, by DianaDee Osborne

PSALM 30  UPLIFTING
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A lively musical quotation of the Psalmist's praise to 
LORD GOD in Psalm 30.

Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:  This entire story is my journal entry for 7 February 2011:

'This is so cool!    First God gave me the full music, in minutes, which I entitled “Untitled 2-2-2011” when I recorded its entire piano track in my home studio.

Two days later, I took the piano track to Valley Worship & Praise Studio, and Claxton needed a “real” title. I just flipped through my journal -- which I'd started only 23 days earlier for this one, so had only 80 pages to search for lyrics. I noticed that my sketched concept for a song based on Psalm 30 was pretty close in 4/4 time and its beat, so I gave Claxton that as a title plus the psalmist's key word, “Uplifting.” He added drum tracks and gave me the draft file to take home and work with.

Two mornings later, I could not sleep, so I took my New KJV Bible and simply “filled in the grid” of its words as I listened to my draft music. God's Words fell easily into the beat. The recorded song, completed and on the World Wide Web a few days later, is the FIRST DRAFT.

You know that's more evidence of God! -- all those words!   I'd been praying fervently that God could use me to bring His Word back to a form easy for people to remember by singing.... as the Psalmist David did. I humbly, deeply thank Him for this song gift to you through me.     
Dedicated to God Who lifts us up!, 7 February 2011

LYRICS

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1

I will extol You, LORD, for You lifted

me up above my Sorrow Seas.                                        (Reference to one of earliest

I deeply praise You, for You have not let                              DiDoReflections songs,

my foes rejoice over me!                                                ABOVE MY SORROW SEAS)

2

I cried to You, LORD, and You healed me.

You brought my soul up from the grave.

         You kept me above that I should not go

         down to the pit. I LIFT Your praise!

3

Your words through David in Psalm 30

lift my heart up above Sorrow Seas!

I thank and praise Your Holy Name, LORD.

Psalm 30: Verse 4 -- I LIFT Your praise!

4

Your anger is for just a moment.

I ask forgiveness, and You give grace.

         My weeping my last through the night, but

        You, LORD bring joy in the morning!

5

Though You LORD lifted me with prosperity,

still I refuse to move from You!

You are my LORD and by Your favor,

You lift my mountain so I stand strong!

6

I lifted my voice and cried to You, LORD,

when in those dark times, I could not see.

I prayed, “God save me from this pit, so

I can lift Your praise, and say Your Truth!”

INTERLUDE

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Psalm 30 tells us God shall lift us.

He'll turn our sorrows into dancing!

God raises us up when we praise Him.

We lift our praise to You, LORD!

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