God Bless the USA?
Lee Greenwood created a good tune for “God Bless the USA” but the lyrics tend to promote unbiblical worship-of-nation. So – why not change Greenwood’s lyrics to words from Psalm 119 but still keep the funky tune? =)
Below, you’ll see the Biblical verses in italics. The paraphrase to sing is in bold. Someone else wrote the paraphrase but I’ve altered it to fit with Greenwood’s tune.
P.S. At the end of the song is a link to prove that Psalm 119 are the words of Christ, and not David’s experiences.
And here’s Greenwood’s tune Midi
34 Make me understand and I will keep Your Law, and observe it with the whole heart.
If tomorrow and for everyday, I know your holy law,
And I keep it perfectly, Then I will never go astray.
36 Bow my heart to Your Testimonies, and not to unjust gain.
My mind does incline to, Your Word pure and true,
For sin in all its form and guise, is detested in My eyes.
40 Behold, I have longed for Your Precepts; grant to me life in Your righteousness.
And I love to be a righteous man, By Your precepts I am fir’d,
And in righteousness I do Your will, Raise me when I am kill’d,
And I gladly glory in My God, and proclaim Him still today,
Because I have lov’d and ever will, Your Law I do fulfil.
48 And I will lift up my hands to Your Commandments that I love; and I will meditate on Your Statutes.
Both my hands I lift to your laws, Which I lov’d and made My cause.
I’ll meditate on Your will — My ground of glory still.
46 And I will speak of Your Testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Your Comfort is now given, because I’ve kept Your ways.
Your precepts have made Me free, And they’ve fill My mouth with praise.
77 Let Your mercies come to me that I may live; for Your Law is my delight.
I love to be a righteous man, All conditions I have done.
And my righteousness has not a flaw — Let Life you promise come.
78 Let the proud be ashamed, for with lies they perverted me; I will muse on Your Precepts.
And I’ve gladly done Your laws always, Meditated night and day.
That I Your Righteousness highly, Might to the world display.
85 The proud have dug pits for me which are not according to Your Law.
The proud have dug for Me a pit, ‘gainst Law, ’cause I kept it.
88 Give me life according to Your mercy, and I will keep the Testimonies of Your mouth.
All of Your commands are faithfulness, Help Me when men do oppress.
92 If Your Law had not been my delight, then I had perished in my affliction.
Because unless Your Eternal Law, My pearl without a flaw,
Had been My joy and sole delight, I’d sink by suffering’s weight.
