Sovereign Lord, Dismiss Us

I’ve written several songs during a worship service and then sang them on the spot, but only a few have outlived each particular gathering. Some songs that have stuck around for other occasions are: Build Your Fire, For God So Loved, and Emmanuel, You Came.

While worshipping with Kent Covenant Church (near Seattle, WA) this past Christmas season, I was struck with the Scripture Reading. A good friend of mine was reading Simeon’s response to Jesus as he held Jesus in his arms. (LK 2) As she was reading it, I thought, “how cool would that have been for that old man, I would like to sing those words” – then I thought “I’d like to sing those words at someone’s funeral” – then I thought, “this would be a good collection of words for a benediction to this morning’s service”. So I sang it through three times explaining 1) words of Simeon 2) words for a believer’s memorial service 3) words to close the worship service. It was meaningful for us that Sunday morning...

So what do you think? Should I sing the song again, let other people know about it, or file it away as just another song written for just one occasion? Let me know. Click the title to go over to the page to listen, read the lyrics and print the lead.




Doug's Current Projects include writing songs and creating music videos for Stoneworks.

Other ongoing projects include:

YWAM

Belhaven

Stoneworks

Project Dance

Ad Deum Dance Company

Doug's Solo Album

• Check the Calendar page to see where Collage is heading next

• Listen to all the demos from Doug's upcoming album