First song I ever wrote
I didn't set out to write a song. I was reading Scripture and simply heard it in my mind. What a gift from God. He gets all the glory!
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First song ever
I wrote this song many years ago. Or rather, it came to me as a gift. It is the first song I ever wrote. I was reading in Isaiah chapter 12 and started hearing this song in my mind. I just started singing it. It was such a special moment. I hurried over to my piano and started playing it. My roommate came out to the living room and shared in this special moment. We were both sort of awed by the whole thing. I had been a professional accompanist working at the University of Delaware. It was my first job after graduating with my Master's Degree from the Manhattan School of Music. I was on the "classical music" track. But God had other plans. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever want to be a songwriter. That wasn't in the plan. After all, I was a classically trained pianist. But once I finished writing this song, "Isaiah 12," I was hooked. I wanted to write more songs. I was now a songwriter. Did this mean I was to give up being a professional pi