This is a song I composed on the piano about a year ago (July 2018). One day, when I have time, I’ll upload a recording:
Christ My Strength and Portion
Num. 23:19; Pss. 3:2-3; 55:12-13; 57:1; 71:5; 73:25-26; Mark 10:45; John 2:24-25; 17:17; Phil. 1:21; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; 1 Pet. 1:18-19
Verse 1
C G Am
The slander and flattery of man may deceive
F G C
But my LORD, His Word is Truth
F G C G/B Am
To Him the unchanging God I cleave
F G C
My hope and trust from my youth
Verse 2
C G Am
Though foes may revile and close friends betray
F G C
But my LORD, He is my shield
F G C G/B Am
In the shadow of His mighty wings I stay
F G C
He’s my glory, the lifter of my head
Chorus
F
Whom have I in heaven but You?
G
And earth has nothing for me but You
Am
My weary flesh and heart may yet fail
F G C
But Christ is all my strength and portion forever
Verse 3
The Lord gave Himself as my ransom price
Let all I do, His love constrain
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Now to live is Christ, die is gain
Constrained by Love 