This is the first song Khalilah and I wrote together. It was a step of faith for both of us. I trusted her to take the words God had given me, and she now trusted me with the melody He had given her. We sat side by side on the piano bench in my home, a little unsure of where to begin, we prayed together. It was a tender, memorable moment. We had no idea what would unfold… at this point, there was no talk of a CD project… we just knew that God had specifically brought us together to work on this song.
We straightened our makeshift, hand-written scores on the stand and took a deep breath. Khaililah began to sing, and hearing the words God wrote through me come to life in her beautiful voice struck me so deeply. There was such a simple sweetness to that melody… we actually ended up changing the title to “Sweet Jesus” because of that.
As she continued on, I joined in with harmonies and echoes. We sang and played as if we had known this song for years. It was endearing. Worship. Friendship. Tears. Humility. Passion. Tenderness. How blessed we were to share this sweet moment side by side on a cozy piano bench.
His presence did invade us. He was all we wanted and all we needed. Our hearts were surrendered. Our song was surrendered. All to our sweet Savior.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth.
