1/5/2023 0 Comments Eazy e songs youtube![]() “Higher Ground” is one of my favorite hymns - mostly because of the tempo and ease of three chords. Karen Lafferty on YouTube about “Seek Ye First” Karen has a new album and you can listen to her songs on MySpace. You can read an interview with Karen on “Seek Ye First” at the ezine ‘Reformed Worship.’ Karen Lafferty’s New Music And I decided the ukulele gospel song this week would be “Seek Ye First.” As I looked for the copyright on the song, it was then I discovered Karen Lafferty and her interesting story. I have enjoyed singing and playing “Seek Ye First” - guitar, ukulele, recorder, clarinet, Appalachian dulcimer, Native American flute. ![]() Not until I heard a recording of the Maranatha singers performing “Seek Ye First” did I realize our group was singing a hymn that was fast becoming a very popular song. ![]() She told me she spent hours practicing the chords for the song. I knew that one of the guitarists, who strummed while we sang songs in our group on Sunday nights, was just learning the guitar. Scriptural basis for the hymn “Seek Ye First” : Mathew 6:33īut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. (KJV)Īs a teen, I’d thought that “Seek Ye First” was my youth group just singing the verse. I look forward to reading it - she shares on the site how people have written to tell her how the song has impacted them. Others appreciated its beauty and simplicity, and the song soon gained popularity, eventually providing the support that permitted her to continue and develop her ministry.Īccording to the “ musiciansformissions” website, Lafferty is now working on writing a book about the whole experience. Struggling with financial difficulties after recently starting a full-time music ministry, she returned home that night with new encouragement. According to the Psalter Hymnal, Lafferty wrote the hymns after she had attended a Bible study one night. “Seek Ye First” was written by Karen Lafferty in 1972 when she was 24 years of age. How God leads people to write hymns can be a dose of encouragement and inspiration. ![]() Powerful Simplicity: The History of “Seek Ye First” Seek ye first the kingdom of God, And His righteousnessĪnd all these things shall be added unto you, A-le-lu-oo-jah You can use three chords C, F, G7 to strum this hymn. “Seek Ye First” sounds wonderful on the Ukulele and Native American Flute ![]()
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