23rd Psalm is a sacred and prayerful song that respectfully places these beautiful words of the Bible into a melody of my own interpretation for this meditative prayer. The words speak beautifully for themselves, so I’ll not add any further commentary, but simply leave you with these words, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures,  He leadeth me beside the still waters,  He restoreth my soul…”

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This is the melody I wrote for the “23rd Psalm” and recorded on Set One in 1996. Take one is a bit rough, but take two turned out pretty well ~ I’m sharing both versions with you so you can get the feel for the melody ~ enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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This is the melody I wrote for the “23rd Psalm” and recorded on Set One in 1996. Take one is a bit rough, but take two turned out pretty well ~ I’m sharing both versions with you so you can get the feel for the melody ~ enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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(Emailed versions of these songs lose their chord alignment and formatting, so refer to the original post and/or the scanned lyric sheet as your guide!)

23rd Psalm

“Christmas 1991”, Collected Works Volume VIII, Music Copyright 1991, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved (Musical)

      F               G            F              G

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want

     C          C     G    Am               G

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures

     C         C   G  Am            G

He leadeth me beside the still waters

G     F               G

He restoreth my soul

G   F         G             F          C

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness

C         F         G

For His name’s sake

F                  G                        F

Yea, though I walk through the valley

          F              C

Of the shadow of death

       Dm  C  G                Dm       G

I will fear no evil for thou art with me

      Dm             Dm          Dm       G

Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me

G      F               C                G

Thou preparest a table before me

         C            C       G

In the presence of my enemies

        F        Dm       G            F

Thou annointest my head with oil     (Slowly & prayerfully)

     C                C  G

My cup runneth over

G       F                    G              F        G

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

          C              F

All the days of my life

F            C              G                  F

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

       G          C

For-ever, Amen