Encouraging saints around the world since 1991 !!

Our background MIDI is "By Your Abundant Love",
written by Ralph Merrifield,
arranged by Bob Sorem (from Minnesota)

I know it's crazy, but as I was writing this piece
I pictured a hillbilly sitting quietly on his front porch,
strumming a song of worship on his folk guitar.
Listen to the MP3 below to see if you agree with me !!

"The songs from your site have reawakened my own creativity. 
I am not a poet or a songwriter, and only God appreciates my singing. 
My talent is story-telling.  Listening to your music has caused my mind to create 
a hero who is a singer songwriter.  When the story is fit to read, 
I'd like permission to use some of your lyrics in it... 
Right now I'm thinking about "By Your Abundant Love", "Peace I Give You", 
"My Soul With You", and "Wisdom and Might" ..."    (Karen, from Canada)

Just translated into Finnish by Lea Alaja

"Here is one picture of us.  It was taken for a week ago in the hall of
Jorvi Hospital.  It´s a big hospital in Espoo, a city close to Helsinki. By
the way we sang "By Your Abundant Love" twice there.

I like this song very much.  Its melody is calm and beautiful and it's
great to sing these words to the Lord, worship Him and get reminded about
the wonderful shelter of His grace."   (Lea, from Finland)

Finnish Translation

Hear this sung by the choir in Finland !!

NEW!!!   Translated into Português (Brasil) by 
Daniel Borges, from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Português (Brasil) translation

We (the church choir) have been practicing "By Your Abundant Love"...
this would be perfect for our Sunday morning service... 
we are overwhelmed by the presence of God in this song.

BY YOUR ABUNDANT LOVE
(Psalm 5:7, 11-12)

D                           D7            G               D
By Your abundant love I will enter Your house
    Bm                    F#m          Em7           A7
By Your abundant love I will enter Your house
     D             D7          G
At Your holy temple I will bow down
    D             A7         D
In reverence Lord to Thee

D                        D7           G          D
Let all who take refuge in Thee be glad
     Bm                F#m         Em7      A7
Let all who take refuge in Thee be glad
D            D7   G
Let them ever sing for joy
       D             A7        D
And may You shelter them

        D                              D7              G         D
That those who love Thy name may exult in Thee
        Bm                           F#m            Em7    A7
That those who love Thy name may exult in Thee
       D         D7           G
For You do bless the righteous man
             D                      A7             D
And surround him with favor as a shield

D                            D7            G               D
By Your abundant love I will enter Your house
     Bm                   F#m          Em7           A7
By Your abundant love I will enter Your house
     D              D7          G
At Your holy temple I will bow down
    D              A7         D
In reverence Lord to Thee

     D              D7          G
At Your holy temple I will bow down
    D              A7         D
In reverence Lord to Thee

 

Recorded on:       "In The Knowledge Of Him" (1991)

 

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 to download Bob Sorem's
MIDI arrangement of
By Your Abundant Love

 

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 to download Lars Lovegren's
SATB Choir Arrangement -
PDF Sheet Music of
By Your Abundant Love
(Acrobat Reader 5.0 version)

 

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 to download Lars Lovegren's
SATB Choir Arrangement -
MIDI performance of
By Your Abundant Love
(Acrobat Reader 5.0 version)

 

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 to download Adrian V. Miller's
MIDI performance of
By Your Abundant Love

 

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 to download Adrian V. Miller's
PDF Sheet Music of
By Your Abundant Love
(Acrobat Reader 5.0 version)

 

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to hear Ralph sing this song (MP3 format).
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By Your Abundant Love

 

NEW !!  KARAOKE VERSION !!!  NEW !!
by Johan Komrij, from the Netherlands