As a mother of three, each of the songs on on Tenielle Neda’s forthcoming album were written in the everyday moments of life and motherhood. “The Lord is My Shepherd” was composed and sung into her phone while feeding her daughter in the highchair after months of sleep deprivation. As she read Psalm 23, an idea sparked, and both the melody and lyrics flowed almost entirely a cappella into her voice memos. The track was recorded in a single live take in her children’s room, which, just days before they moved towns, was cluttered with boxes. She then sent the recording to Jon Guerra, who added intricate layers and elements that beautifully invite the listener into the song.
“The song came as a prayer from the overflow of my heart – a heart longing for and reveling in the tender fatherly, love and goodness of God. In spite of feeling as though I had nothing to give – precisely because I had nothing left to give, his loving care was so sweet, pertinent, and real to me,” shares Neda.
The Lord is my Shepherd
And I shall not want
He maketh me strong
Though I am weak
The Lord is my comfort
Oh he is my peace
He is my song
When I cannot speak
When I’m in the valley,
I will not fear.
For you are near,
To you I shall go.
Into the flowing waters of love
Into the streams of mercy that flow from above
Into the grace that surpasses all we can know
Into the Fathers arms that will carry us home
The Lord is my counselor
Oh he is my King
For he is robed,
In majesty
His throne knows no end,
And he will redeem.
All of creation,
Will soon be set free!
Into the flowing waters of love
In the streams of mercy lavished on us
Into a grace that surpasses all we can know
Into the fathers arms that will carry us home.
Written by Tenielle Neda, Produced by Jon Guerra
