You Will Not Abandon My Soul
"You Will Not Abandon My Soul to Sheol" is a song about God's promise in Psalm 16:10 not only to his Son, the Messiah, but to us who believe in Him.
"You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor suffer your Holy One to see corruption."
There are two versions of this song; see the explanation below.
Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.
A promise from God
This is a song of hope and comfort. Not only do the words apply to the psalmist, David, and to us who have believed in God's Son for salvation, but they apply directly to the Messiah, God's Son, Himself.
And a prophetic statement
When Jesus Christ died on the cross, this is one of the prophecies He would have known of that spoke of his coming resurrection in three days. That's why he told the religious leaders, "There shall be no sign given you but the sign of Jonah!"
Jonah was submerged, in the belly of the great fish, for three days.
A closeup of page one:
Teach your children
Though this song would be wonderful at a memorial service or a funeral, it also is a sensible Sunday School song. Our children need to know these comforting promises - and early prophecies - from God's Word, and there is no better way to memorize them than to sing them.
Repetition in the melody
In order to reinforce the first few notes of the melody, I decided to use the interval A to D (a fifth) several times, to help catch on to the shape of the tune! It works well, I think; reinforcing not just the melody, but the meaning of the words.
More close-ups:
For Sunday School children, or for memorizing on your own, version one of this song has extra measures which include the psalm reference: "Psalm 16:10."
And the bottom of the page:
No reference at the end
The other version leaves these Bible references off, and is therefore, perhaps more suitable for solo or church singing:
Please feel free to use these printable music sheets for your worship group or class.
PERMISSIONS:
The creator of SingTheBibleStory.com gives permission to churches and other groups to use this music in recordings, in worship services, and for private use and class situations, EXCEPT FOR MONETARY GAIN. Write me at "Contact" for a usage license if you are wanting to use this music in a money-raising venture.
Here are the lyrics in a block of text, INCLUDING PERMISSION from the creator of SingTheBibleStory.com to copy, paste, and use in your church or meeting on an overhead projector, computer, bulletin, or the like:
You Will Not Abandon My Soul
You will not...
You will not...
You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
Nor suffer your Holy One to see corruption.
You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
Nor suffer your Holy One to see corruption.
(Psalm sixteen, ten.)
You will not...
You will not...
(Psalm sixteen, ten.)
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The music links:
Download "You Will Not Abandon My Soul" with the Bible verse at the end.
Download Psalm 16:10 song without the verse reference at the end of the song.
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