Singing and composing hymns and other songs have been part of my life since my teenage days
Tola Ogundare, during her birthday in Abuja Nigeria.
Composer's Foreword
Birthday is a memorable day in humans lives. It is a day many look forward to. There are people like me who do not remember their birthday dates because we have not been brought up to pay attention to such dates.
In fact some "religionists" do not believe in birthday and have taught their ardent followers not to pay attention to their birthday dates claiming that evils are associated to celebrating those dates.
Some of those "religionists" used to quote the book of Mark 6:22ff when Herod was marking his birthday that he killed John the Baptist that day, thence they strongly discouraged their followers from celebrating their birthdays.
However Prophet Moses who is acclaimed to be the author of Psalms 90:12 while talking says that God should teach us to number our days and he shares the reasons for this prayer or word which is that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
No one can number his or her days without knowing his birthday whether or nay celebrated. Therefore, it is good that one knows his birthday.
The reasons for us knowing and or marking our birthdays are briefly shared in this song.
It worth stating that it is not necessary that we celebrate it like King Herod in the bible, we can celebrate it in a low-key fashion with our couples, children, and or friends for those without spouses and who want to celebrate their birthdays in a low key fashion. It is a day to bless the name of the Lord for all he has done, is doing and will do.
The tune for composing this song is shared here as prerecorded on YouTube and I trust that we shall be blessed by the wordings as you sing with me.
Thank you.
Composed Song
Instrumentalists
Chorus
It is nice to always remember
Once a year, the time we were born
It is time (yea) to give (our) praises
Unto our God, as we mark our birthday
Leader
Birthday comes once every year
Except for those b'gotten on 29th
Of the month, the month of February
And those people mark theirs' every four years
Chorus
Leader
Every thing happening around us
Is designed to instruct our hearts
Of the goodness and the faithfulness
Of Elohim to us his express image
Chorus
Leader
When we remember how Elohim saved us
As we passed through valleys of the death.
During the pasts we cannot but praise him
For his mercies an' protection on us
Chorus
Leader
When in lack yea when in need
During the past years, Jehovah Jireh arrives
Meeting with each an' every of our needs
According to his riches in Glory
Chorus
Leader
During the time when we took ill
Jehovah Rapha is the One we see
With the healing balms applied on our bodies
By whose stripes we have also been healed
Chorus
Leader
During the time of multitudes
He is the One who has supplied all
Yea our God is always there for us
Omnipotent, Omniscience, Omnipresent
Chorus
Leader
At the occasion of this birthday of mine
Lord I praise you for all you have done in the past
Those things you are doing now
And yea for what you 'll do in the future
Chorus
© 2021 OLUSEGUN
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on July 23, 2021:
Thanks Peace, hope you are doing great
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on July 23, 2021:
Thanks Pamela, understanding matters.
Peace Tobe Dike from Delta State, Nigeria. on July 22, 2021:
Lovely song.
Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on July 22, 2021:
I see nothing wrong with birthday celebrations, and I like your song. Tola Ogundare looks very happy on her birthday.
