07 May 2009

Another contender for Worst Church Song Ever

This was in the March 2009 New Era. You'd think they'd avoid something this stereotypically cheesy in a magazine intended for teenagers.

1. Sometimes when I’m feeling scared,
I kneel down and say a prayer (THAT DIDN'T RHYME!)
and ask Him to help me through the day.
Sometimes when I’m feeling sad
for hard times that I have had, (Okay, forget what I said about rhyming. Stop. Stop!)
I ask Him to help me find my way.

CHORUS
Then a message will come from my Father up above
in a song or a dream or in beauty that surrounds me. (Certainly won't be THIS song.)
If I try to obey and remember to pray (We've got to get the standard Sunday School answers in there somehow!)
I’ll see the tender mercies of the Lord.

2. Sometimes when I’m all alone
and long for my heav’nly home, (Yeah, I do that all the time.)
I ask Him to help me feel at peace.
Sometimes when I’m feeling pain
or standing in pouring rain, (Because standing in the rain is comparable to being in agony.)
I ask Him to help me feel relief. (Sorry, "relief" does not rhyme with "peace." Not even close.)

3. Sometimes when I just don’t know
the path I should choose to go,
I ask Him to help me make a choice.
I know He is always there
to guide me through simple prayer
And help me to hear His loving voice. (This verse wasn't too bad. Except for know/go. And there/prayer. And choice/voice.)

Are there no Mormons that can write decent song lyrics? I'd hate to see the songs the New Era REJECTS for publication.

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