I remember the first time I heard the song “A Shield About Me (Lord You Are So Good)” by Eoghan Heaslip. It was about a year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States and just months after the 20-year-long war started in Afghanistan. The world felt so volatile, and fear seemed to permeate everyday life.
Sound familiar? It seems like every day there is something that can send a chill of fear or panic through your heart. How do you deal with unwelcome emotions that seem to derail life? Isn’t it amazing to know that we have access to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever? Nothing takes Him by surprise.
I love that we have God’s Word and songs like “A Shield About Me (Lord You Are So Good)” to help me stay centered on the victory we have in Jesus Christ. Take 5 minutes to listen to this 20+ year-old song and see how God uses it to encourage you. Here are some of the lyrics.
My refuge and my strength,
My comfort and my care
My hope through all despair,
You are a shield about me
My rock and one sure friend,
My light and only way
My joy through times of pain,
You are a shield about me
Through the desert and the storm
You have kept me with Your love,
With Your love, yeahLord, You are so good,
Your love reaches to the skies
Your faithfulness to mountain heights,
And Your mercy’s never-ending
You can hear this song on AllWorship’s Praise & Worship channel.
His promise never fails,
Therese Romano
Program Director
