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"I might
not be a religious man myself but I know good music when I hear it, and this is very
good! . . . I don’t think that I have ever given such high
ratings to so many songs before. But
the fact is that they are well deserved because the
music is amazing. Simply wonderful religious ballads and they
really get to your heart. . .everytime."
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Though the world may fall upon
me, Lord I shall not be afraid,
Cause I know You are Lord, You are my friend.
And I’ll never serve another, for You are all I’ll ever need,
Yes I know, You’ll be with me to the end.
Only You can lead and guide me,
And will see me through the night.
Only you have died to save me,
You made the sacrifice.
Only You alone are faithful,
You will be with me till the end.
I will trust in You,
Only You, O Lord, my Friend.
Though I thought my life was lost, I found it all to be in You,
Now I know, You are Lord, You are my friend.
When I thought I was forsaken, You held me in Your loving hands,
Yes I know, You’ll be with me to the end.
Only You can lead and guide me,
And will see me through the night.
Only you have died to save me,
You made the sacrifice.
Only You alone are faithful,
You will be with me till the end.
I will trust in You,
Only You, O Lord, my Friend.
Only You can lead and guide me,
And will see me through the night.
Only you have died to save me,
You made the sacrifice.
Only You alone are faithful,
You will be with me till the end.
I will trust in You,
Only You, O Lord, my Friend.
I will trust in You,
Only You, O Lord, my Friend.
I will trust in You,
Only You, O Lord, my Friend.
Words and Music Copyright © 2000 Don Wigton.
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This instrumental is as smooth
as silk! Filled with classic guitars and piano over a laid-back beat with melodic strings
this arrangement speaks of peace and security. Gods true worshippers are in a constant
state of living involving the whole person with his/her heart, soul and mind. (Matt 22:37)
This outstanding song pictures the rest that those who trust God with everything will
always find.
This song was written during a time when I was beginning to realize just how close God is
to us. Throughout my life I have valued the relationship that I have had with my wife,
kids, parents and friends. There have been many times, when we have shared the deepest
things in our lives, that we have felt very close to each other. Faithfulness and trust
has brought us even closer as the relationships have continued to bond.
Yet there is no earthly relationship that can compare with our relationship with God.
There is none whom I can trust more than my Savior. God lives inside of us which is closer
to me than any other can possibly come. It is only natural, therefore, that we should
dedicate our lives to the One who is closer than any other.
As I began to realize the extent that I could trust God who is near I realized how
important it is that I dedicate all of my life to Him as an act of worship. The praise
song Closer Than a Friend came out of that thought.
This song turned out to be one of smoothest mixes of the Selah CD Stop and Think About It.
Early in 1999 I uploaded it to the Internet and it received tremendous success. As a
result it has been sung in congregations throughout the world. In Brazil a translator
named Emerson was in the process of opening up Wigtune music in his country by translating
various songs into Portuguese. In that regard, he contacted me, asking for instrumentals
for various Wigtune songs that his musical group could sing to. One of these was Closer
Than a Friend which I had not yet made and instrumental for.
Moved by his excitement, I rushed to complete this arrangement in order to add it to The
Piano CD. Because of technical reasons it was easier to completely re-write the
instrumentals, rather than use what had been on the Selah CD. I am glad that I did! The
song turned out so excellent that I decided to re-record vocals over it for Vanessas solo
album Amazing Grace. The laid-back beat compliments the piano and acoustic guitars that
wind around smooth, elastic strings.
So, Emerson in Brazil, we pray that you are blessed by this instrumental. And. . .we have
confidence that as all of you listen to this melodic piece that you will be lifted up with
praise and adoration of our wonderful God who can be trusted better than any friend.
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Wigtune Company was formed as a service to the body of Christ. Our vision is to encourage scriptural worship in the Church by offering free praise music and hymns performed in a contemporary manner along with a free on-line worship study book for personal devotions, Bible study groups, Sunday schools, pastors, music ministers and ministry training. The worship study book lends theological and historical support to the use of traditional Christian hymn-singing in conjunction with praise chorus singing. Click on one of the links below to enter into the Wigtune resource that interests you !
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