Then They Cried Out to the Lord
Based on Psalm 107. When I first read this Psalm, I felt like I was reading song lyrics. There was a clear structure of verse-chorus-verse-chorus etc.
The “wub” bass sound in the post-chorus section is built from a recorded trombone tone which was transposed, distorted, and filtered. The “screech” sound that follows it was made by blowing into a microphone and then applying a very quick echo to give it a pitch.
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Lyrics
Some wandered in the desert, finding no way
To a city where they could lie
They were hungry and thirsty, their lives ebbed away
So they looked up into the sky
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
And he saved them from their distress
He led them by a straight way to a city wall
And he fed them and gave them rest
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his great love
And his wonderful deeds for men
Some travelled on the waters, hoisting their sails
Till the waves began to rise
They were struck by a tempest, their courage failed
Couldn’t anyone hear their cries?
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
And he saved them from their distress
He sent away the storm clouds, calmed the mighty waves
Till the whole ocean came to rest
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his great love
And his wonderful deeds for men
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
(Say so, the redeemed of the Lord)
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
(Say so, the redeemed of the Lord)
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
(Say so, the redeemed of the Lord)
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
(Say so, the redeemed of the Lord)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
And he saved them from their distress
The hurting ones find healing, hopeless ones find hope
And the repentant ones are blessed
Let us give thanks to the Lord for his great love
And his wonderful deeds for men
Credits
Mark: vocals, programming, trombone, mixing.
Written by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew. Recorded in Mark’s home in Halifax NS. Cover art by Mark. Released June 7, 2016.
ISRC: USHM91956045, ISWC: T9308172965, ©&℗ 2016 Mark Amadeus Flowerdew