Trust in the Lord

Title: Trust in the Lord
Composer: Donna Marie Hartley

First of all, I'm so thankful that God created music! Birds sing, the handbell choir gave me a beautiful poster that says, "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." And every week when I start playing the piano at Mayo Hospital I begin with music from "Sound of Music" that includes pieces about all kinds of music and blessings that God has given us. Many scriptures have had music added to them - The Hallelujah Chorus and lots of others. And I really enjoy singing those Bible verses. But I looked and looked and didn't find any music for Proverbs 3:5 and 6. And those verses are very important to me -

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." And Pastor Leah Bergstrom, our assistant pastor, had given me a beautiful stone figure with a cross and the first verse of that as a gift when I had my pacemaker implant. So after looking for quite a while, I decided to compose for myself music to go with those verses.

It's only eight measures long, and I transposed it so that you can sing it in a higher or lower key, but I sing it often, every day as a reminder that God will direct my paths - if I ask and allow Him. And His mind is so much greater than mine!

One of the gentlemen from my church, David McBride, came to help me with recording these videos after my son moved to Germany. Sadly he has recently passed away, and I am sending many prayers out to him and his family for what a blessing he has been.

Lyrics:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.