I Could Sing of Your Love Forever is taken from Psalm 89, where the writer Ethan the Ezrahite declares " I will sing of the Lord's great love forever. It was written by Martin Smith of the English band "Delirious". Martin describes the writing of the song. "It must have been 1994. We were on holiday as a family. We were in Devon, staying in an old farmhouse. It overlooked the sea and the hills and the mountains. It really was amazing,to sit on the edge of a hill, pre-kids, being able to dream a bit more, so I grabbed an acoustic guitar and I was sitting outside thinking this is beautiful! The mountains, the seas, this is amazing! That song just wrote itself in about five minutes. The same chords the whole way through the song. I did it at church, and it was good but I don't think it really blew anybody away. It wasn't like, 'Oh Martin's written the most amazing song!' I still don't really think it is. But yes, that song, that moment changed our lives really. It's been one of the most sung songs in America and around the world. Martin sums up his feelings about the song by saying "When your writing your just thinking I want to create something that actually makes God smile".
Download the file below to hear Martin and part of the song, or check out the video below. If you play guitar be sure to check out the end of the video where Martin shows you how to play this song on the guitar.
http://www.theheartofworship.org/stories/Story-338-ICouldSing-Delirious.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt65Kq-J5s
