This is one of those songs that I don’t recall the details of the story other than; Psalm 19 was used in daily Morning Prayer during my Cursillo retreats.  It became a part of my personal daily prayer following the retreat for years.

I do recall one morning after reciting Psalm 19 that it had a lyrical rhythm about it.  I recall reading it in fragments and hearing a melody accompanying the fragments.  As I know the text isn’t verbatim with the text in the Lectionary and the refrains are personal interpretations on the overall theme, it is what it is and I loved writing and singing it.

One of my proudest moment as a young songwriter was being asked to sing Bless the Lord at Fr. Richard Scully’s ordination.   I can remember standing in the Ambo at St Paul Cathedral in Yakima, WA singing Bless the Lord to a sea of Priests, family and friends of the newly ordained priest. It gave some validation to my simple song; which, in the long run it didn’t really need. 

It’s funny how I’ve placed validation on some fleeting moments, a long time ago.