Restless Heart - The Salvation (Ukulele Original)

NOW IN HD!!

This is an original song for the "Bring the Song" challenge within-a-challenge. AdelletheGreat and GrumpyCoyoteTunes challenged us to create a song called "Restless Heart". Well, I did better than that - I wrote two! My first, "Restless Heart - The Sin" is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n68yOUEl2Sw

Intro
D A Bm G D A G
D A Bm G D A D

D A
A restless heart needs Your love
Bm G
A thirsty soul requires Your word D A G
Have mercy on me, O God.
D A
A restless heart needs Your love
Bm G
A thirsty soul requires Your word D A D
Have mercy on me, O God. G A Bm
Create in me a pure heart G A
and a steadfast spirit in me. G A Bm
Do not cast me from Your presence G A
But please (please, please) sustain me. D A
My restless heart needs Your love Bm G
My thirsty soul desires Your word
D A D
Open my lips and I will praise Your name

Instrumental (verse 1 chords)
CHORUS D A
My restless heart needs Your love Bm G
My thirsty soul desires Your word
D A G
Open my lips and I'll praise Your name
D A D
Open my lips and I'll praise Your name

Most of the text is based on Psalm 51. Played on a tenor cigar box uke from Bluegrass Ukuleles, Gold Tone Deluxe Banjo ukulele and 8-string larson tenor. Bass from a Casio keyboard (Now that I listen again for the 14th time, I realize that Colin says "Great job!" at the end. I was worried for a while that he would start spouting off the names of English bands from the 1980s at odd times, but I may have been mistaken. When later, during supper, he said confidently, "Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark," I chalked it up to a bit of teething pain.)

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[edmundhanson]

I have the same microphone as you...why does yours sound so much better?! :(

[UKISOCIETY]

Well, the multi-layering might have added some. I use the snowball direct into Audacity. Might have added a bit of reverb, too.

[pearmanator]

Yeehaw that was some good praisin'. Would you mind if I took that song to the praise band that I play bass for?

[UKISOCIETY]

Please do!

[flipingirld]

beautiful! :D thanks for sharing! god bless you and your family :)

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you so much!

[Arissa2008]

Thank you!

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Yep - Youtube hates me. Missed both of these gems.

[faithtruthlove07]

great song!

[ukeshale]

wow, i missed that week's worth of subs a few weeks ago and i'm still paying the price. i'm determined to watch everything i missed though! glad i finally got to the letter 'U' - i've got loads of good subs there.

Great original, one of your best.

Colin really is multicultural :D