This paraphrase of Psalm 121 is a happy, rag-timey version of one of the Ascent Psalms that the Israelites would sing as they walked to Jerusalem for one of the annual festivals at the Temple. Marja and I refer to it as our “traveling psalm” and we’ve claimed it as our wedding text, even though no-one, including my Dad who officiated at our wedding, can remember what Bible passage he used when he married us in Edmonton.
The lyrics and music is a kind of lullaby, too. Imagine singing it or playing it to a child before saying goodnight after another eventful day.
© Peter Slofstra • 1980 • Orillia, Ontario