William Kelii Kekaula Poet Lyric

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My Shepherd Lord

*Image of The Lord is My Shepherd by Our Daily Bread

My Shepherd Lord

*Line 1, 3x repeat scales; Larghetto/Largo 60 tempo.                             
**Line 2,    AH     AH       AH        AH      Da Da Da Da Da 
                          [  S  L  O  W  ]                    [FAST]
        
*The Lord, The Lord, The Lord, He is my She - perd,                           
    (BASE)     (TENOR)   (CHOIR)                    (The Lord...) 
                                                                   (The Lord...)                         
**/  I  /  shall  /  not  /  want,  /No/I/shall/not/want,    
    (CHOIR) [  S  L  O  W  ]                [FAST]

*He makes, He make, He maketh me lie - down,                                 
                                                                (He makes...)
                                                                (He makes...)
**In-green-pas-tures, In/gree/ner/pas/tures,

*He leads, He lead, He leadeth me be - sides,     
                                                             (He leads...)
                                                             (He leads...)
**The-still-wa-ters, The/be/still/wa/ters, 


He restored (BASE)
 (CHOIR)   restored my soul aplenty:  
He holds my 
                 my hands as He leads me:
In all paths
                paths of His righteousness, 
His namesake  (CHOIR)
      (CHOIR)  beloved Christ.


Yes, I'd walk
                   walk through the valley,
Of shadow's 
                 shadow's of death you see,
I fear not: 
              fear not for, thou art with me; 
Thy rod, and
                 thy staff they comfort me.


He prepared
                  prepared a table ere me,
In face of
             of all my enemies: 
Anoints head
                   head with oil, and bless me,
My cup runneth o'er
                            o'er; exceedingly.


Goodness and 
                     and mercy follow me,
The days of my 
                      life: dwells with thee,
In the house of the Lord,
In the house of the Lord,
In the house of the Lord,
Forevermore.

2022 February 03
*1st Place*
Songs of Praise
~~Robert James Liguori: Judged 2022 March 01

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Robert James Liguori March 2, 2022 at 5:35 PM Wonderful! William Kelii Kekaula March 2, 2022 at 7:59 PM Thanks, Robert, Aloha~William

John Watt March 2, 2022 at 5:09 PM William, I'd love to hear your rendition of Ps 23 being sung. Thank you for bringing to mind these wonderfully comforting words. Congrats on your win, my friend ~ John William Kelii Kekaula March 2, 2022 at 7:58 PM Alas, John, memories of a kid's mom, faint recall at best of her melodies that linger enmeshed with others. Thanks my friend for your expressions and wondrous sharing as I move onward, Aloha~William

Sam Kauffman March 2, 2022 at 9:40 AM Hi William! Looks like we chose the same Psalm to write on for the contest. Love your adaptation of the lyric for choir and soloists. There is no more beautiful image of Jesus than that of our Shepherd. Blessings of peace to you my friend. Aloha! William Kelii Kekaula March 2, 2022 at 12:27 PM This is my first Lyric format, of the very few that I've written using this form, that I've actually furthered as I've done so here (mirroring of what I've remembered of mom's composed work). My shared compliments atop the pedestal of 1st Place and my deepest appreciation, Sam, for your words of sincerity and caring visit my friend, Aloha~William.