Song of the Month for February: "Lord, From Sorrows Deep I Call"

It has been our desire to include more Psalms in our song canon to sing together as a family at Grace. So, with that, our Song of the Month for February 2022 will be "Lord, From Sorrows Deep I Call" by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell—a song that communicates well the truths found in Psalm 42.   

Here is an excerpt from the writers of the song:

This song began as a melody that was filled with sorrow, hope, and longing.  After Matt and I completed a couple different versions of the lyric, we finally landed on the title “Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call” and it seemed to both capture the ache of the tune and also the reality of the human condition. As we look to Psalm 42, and the psalms at large, we see there things that are sadly so rare in our corporate worship gatherings—confessions of despair, fear, and anger. As Christians we know that God who sees us is great enough to handle our hearts, and offers us hope if we trust Him, which is the direction of the song: “O my soul – put your Hope in God.”

And as usual here is a YouTube link to the song itself for your own personal enjoyment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGhnbXtqbU 

In addition, here is a link to a short article from TGC titled "10 Reasons Your Church Should Sing Psalms" by Keith Getty and David Peterson.

Psalm 42

As a deer pants for flowing streams, 

so pants my soul for you, O God. 

My soul thirsts for God, 

for the living God. 

When shall I come and appear before God? 

My tears have been my food 

day and night, 

while they say to me all the day long, 

“Where is your God?” 

These things I remember, 

as I pour out my soul: 

how I would go with the throng 

and lead them in procession to the house of God 

with glad shouts and songs of praise, 

a multitude keeping festival. 

Why are you cast down, O my soul, 

and why are you in turmoil within me? 

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, 

my salvation  and my God. 

My soul is cast down within me; 

therefore I remember you 

from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, 

from Mount Mizar. 

Deep calls to deep 

at the roar of your waterfalls; 

all your breakers and your waves 

have gone over me. 

By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, 

and at night his song is with me, 

a prayer to the God of my life. 

I say to God, my rock: 

“Why have you forgotten me? 

Why do I go mourning 

because of the oppression of the enemy?” 

As with a deadly wound in my bones, 

my adversaries taunt me, 

while they say to me all the day long, 

“Where is your God?” 

Why are you cast down, O my soul, 

and why are you in turmoil within me? 

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, 

my salvation and my God.