by Dan Gardner

I Was Glad will help lead you into God’s presence with a spirit of joy and gratefulness, as you focus on all he has done for you and how much he cares for you. Your goal is to seek him for who he is, not for what he can do for you.

This distinction represents the basic difference between Moses and the Israelites while traveling in the desert. The Israelites, fresh from Egypt, couldn’t go two days without forgetting how God had again just delivered them in some way. They constantly focused on whatever they didn’t have at the moment, and if God didn’t immediately deal with their present problem, they complained. If Moses hadn’t intervened, they would have been very happy to go the rest of the way with an angel to the Promised Land, because their focus was on what he could do for them, and not on God himself.

Learn from their mistake—Think of how God has shown his love through his blessings on you as you prepare your heart to approach him in this opening declaration of praise.

This medium-fast gospel shuffle is a good opener for any worship list. The recording is in C. The Lead Sheets are scored in Bb and C. Open harmonies when necessary to avoid the high-tenor F. Lyrics & Chords for Guitar in A and C. Lyrics Sheet included.