When I was in the hospital, my uncle came and repeated part of the 23rd Psalm to me, "He maketh me lay in green pastures". My mystery illness was later diagnosed as cancer. It was the beginning of a long, tough period. I contemplated that scripture and others, and how they applied to my circumstances. Out of that came the ideas for this song. I was hoping for something that sounded a little more old-fashioned gospel - we'll see.

https://soundcloud.com/user-722422510/shelter-and-shield Shelter And Shield

He’s my Hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.
And he’s the one that I can lean on with the power to make me feel
such peace, and such joy and a love so true and real,
‘cause he’s my hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.

Well, the Lord provides a guiding light so I won’t stumble in the dark of night,
and I’ve learned to walk by faith, not sight, even when it’s all up hill.
And when the road I’m on is hard and long he’s my fortress, safe and strong.
He’s the rock that I can lean upon to keep me safe inside his will.
And when I’m ill at ease he fills my heart with peace. He makes me lie in fields of green
where the waters run still and deep and my cup is overfilled.

He’s my Hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.
And he’s the one that I can lean on with the power to make me feel
such peace, and such joy and a love so true and real,
‘cause he’s my hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.

He’s the hope of my salvation. He’s the fortress for my soul.
He’s my rock and my foundation. He’s the one who makes me whole.
He’s my shield and expectation, and my shelter from the cold.
He’s the power of peace deep inside of me. He’s the joy that lasts for eternity,
he has the kind of love that never lets me go. And

He’s my Hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.
And he’s the one that I can lean on with the power to make me feel
such peace, and such joy and a love so true and real,
‘cause he’s my hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.
He’s my hope. He’s my fortress. He’s my rock, my shelter and shield.



This was one of my first attempts at using Biab, so I may have put in a little much. I'm sure I would have mixed it differently if I'd been on this forum and got all the feed back I have now, but when my hard drive broke this is what I was left with. I'm playing the guitars (Gretch and Breedlove), the bass (Ibanez) and the drums were the easiest of all - just snapping my fingers into the mic! I'm also doing all the voices, including the bass. I was actually just putting down a scratch track to show a friend of mine who has a very deep, rich voice what I was thinking of him doing - only much better. But alas, the hard drive again! The Harmonica (TJ Klay) and fiddle (Rob Hajacos) are both done through Biab.

All comments are welcome. I appreciate the feedback on the other posts as well.

Brad

https://soundcloud.com/user-722422510/tracks