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About the Music
In most cases, the church music composer writes a song when he experiences the overwhelming grace of
God, when inspired by a Bible passage to put its text to music, or in order to express his personal
confession of faith that expresses how the Word has impacted his life. At other times, it may be an
outstanding piece by another composer that motivates one to compose his own work, as in the case of
Handel's "Messiah" which moved Haydn to pen "The Creation", and which in turn motivated Mendelssohn
and others to write other great church music.
My motivation for composing "Psalm 118" was because I have been greatly blessed by God; because
God's words have been fulfilled in my life; because I am confident that the same fulfillment of the Word is
present in the lives of other believers as well; and ultimately, because I have the conviction that God is
pleased when I compose a new work of praise and offer it up before Him despite my unworthiness.
It was through the Lord's marvelous grace that my composition, the Chorale Fantasy ¡°If I Go to Jesus¡±,
was premiered at the Agnus Scott College in Decatur, Georgia on September 30, 2001. That became
the indirect motivation for composing this piece as my sacrifice of thanksgiving. What, then, was the
direct motivation for composing this piece? Interestingly enough, it was because of the college's request
that I give a special lecture on my music. My motivation did not come because I was happy to do the
lecture, but rather because Psalm 118 was my comfort in the early morning as I faced a growing
apprehension about having to give the lecture in English. As a matter of fact, although there was a
difficult situation right before the lecture, I successfully completed the lecture guided by the helping
hand of God, and as the author of the psalm sang, "God was with me". (Visit http://newpraise.org for a
more detailed account.)
The first part of this psalm ¡°Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever
¡± is a very
famous song sung in many occasions in the Bible, including the second ceremony to
welcome the ark
of covenant (1 Chronicles 16:34), as well as in Psalm 100, 103, 106, 107, 117, 136, and 138. This praise was also chanted at King Solomon's temple dedication ceremony (2 Chronicles 5:13, 7:3,6),
at King Jehoshaphat's battle ground in the Valley of Beracha (2 Chronicles 20:21), and at the temple
construction ground after returning from Babylon (Ezra 3:11). This verse has been a theme of praise
that transcends time, place, and ethnicity. Psalm 118 has a balanced structure that is divided by an
expression of gratitude and praise (verses 1-4), trust in time of war (5-18), approaching the throne (19-23),
victory of the Deliverer and His nation (24-28), and a repetition of the first verse (29). As I read the psalm
on that morning of the 30th, verse 6 in particular became my confession of faith, and I decided to compose
a song of praise with this psalm.
Back in Korea, as I reflected on the meaning of my trip to the United States, I realized that this psalm
was given to me not only as God's answer to my prayer in that difficult incident, but also that a song
should be based on the cities that I visited during my trip: Decatur, Atlanta, and Boston. This became
more obvious when I considered the fact that one of my works premiered in Boston following my visit there.
As I prayed with a thankful heart asking for a motif that would be most appropriate, it dawned on me that
the Lord may have hidden the answer in my journey route. Finally I realized the significance of the three
cities in the three notes D, A, and B. When I asked God for inspiration in combining the three notes in
various ways, I was able to hear an amazingly touching motif -- at least in my mind -- and I was finally
able to complete the piece. (Consequently, the three notes and three keys based on the three notes play
a very important role throughout the piece.)
Although this piece was originally composed for a male voice choir (the David Choir at my church), I
revised it for a mixed voice choir after being deeply moved by the premier performance of my song
"God praising Life" by the Choir of the First Korean Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back,
I found that I have been once again deeply blessed by the Lord during the composition process. Even as
I try to express my thanks to the Lord for his help by writing a new song of praise, I find that I need to ask
Him for even more help because of my lack of ability. I guess this is what is meant by "blessing upon
blessing.¡± So, yet again I thank God for His grace in saving this sinner and for His enduring love
through this confession: "The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid".
(Ilsan, Korea, November 2001, The composer/ translated by Missonary Sungjoon Park & David H. Choi)
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