This week’s featured song story comes to us from Shane & Shane. We’re excited to share with you the story behind their song “Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise).”
“Man it has just been a tough season. The lyric of ‘Come Thou Fount’ was not where my heart was at. I wasn’t feeling in that moment like saying ‘streams of mercy never ceasing call for songs of loudest praise.’ That is absolutely true, but what my heart was feeling in that moment was more like streams of trouble never ceasing call for songs of loudest praise. I opened up to Psalm 42 in that moment and just began to sing the scriptures. As the deer pants for the water, so my soul pants for you. Let songs of loudest praise come out of trouble. Mercy and trouble are not the same word but you can’t take mercy out of trouble. The mercy is still there.” – Shane Barnard (Shane & Shane)
Click on the video below to hear Shane share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
From the album Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1.
“Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise)” Lyrics
As the deer pants for the water
So my soul pants for You
All my tears have been my fodder
Day and night my only food
Oh my soul you feel forgotten
Put your hope in Christ alone
As the deer longs for the water
So my soul longs to be home
Come thou fount of living water
Tune my heart to bless Your name
Streams of trouble never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
As the deep cries out for answers
As Your waves crash over me
Let Your goodness, like a fetter
Bind my broken heart to Thee
In the night Your song is with me
Day by day You hold me fast
Oh my soul hope in Jesus
You shall praise your God at last
Deep calls to deep
Waves of unbelief
Breakers crash and bring me
Falling to my knees
It goes on and and on
Where is my God
My salvation is in You and You alone
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