Musical Notes

Hello OCBC family.

“I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.” (Psalm 89:1).
If you are familiar with the book of Psalms, you know that the whole book of Psalms is divided into 5 books, and Psalm 89 is the last psalm of the Book 3 of the psaltery.

The author of this Psalm is Ethan the Ezrahite, a Levite leader and possibly one of the head musicians in the temple.
The theme of the psalm is about God’s promise to preserve David’s descendants. And this promise is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who will reign for all eternity.

The hymn that I am bringing to you today is the hymn called, “My Song Forever Shall Record” based on this psalm.

“My song forever shall record
the tender mercies of the LORD;
Thy faithfulness will I proclaim,
and every age shall know Thy name.
I sing of mercies that endure,
forever builded firm and sure,
of faithfulness that never dies,
established changeless in the skies.”

Who is the author of this hymn? We don’t know. Many hymnals just say, “based on Psalm 89.” At this point this is more than enough to sing this part of God’s word. Just enjoy the promises of God to be found in this psalm, and in Jesus, the one and only real King.

“With blessing is the nation crowned
whose people know the joyful sound;
they in the light, O Lord, shall live,
the light your face and favor give.
All glory unto God we yield,
who is our constant help and shield;
all praise and honor we will bring
to you, the Holy One, our King.”

And Psalm 89:52, being the final verse of Book 3 of Psalms, ended with a doxology.

“Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.”

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In His service,
Israel.