Rick Lee JamesHealthcare Chaplain, Bon Secours Mercy Health · Husband, Dad, Hospital Chaplain, Recording Artist, Podcast Host, Loyola University IPS Graduate, Alpha Sigma Nu Member, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member - Contributing musician on a Grammy-nomin

More Than The Watchman (Psalm 130) - Rick Lee James

16 Aug 2017 · 5 min

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The video presents a multi‑vocal worship rendition of Psalm 130, titled “More Than The Watchman.” Six to nine singers (labeled Speakers A‑I) alternate and echo lines that express deep longing for God, confession of sin, and trust in divine grace. The lyrics repeatedly invoke the image of a watchman waiting for the morning, symbolizing the soul’s patient anticipation of God’s presence. Themes of forgiveness, redemption, and restoration are woven throughout, with repeated refrains such as “I wait for you,” “I trust in your word,” and “You give us grace when none is deserved.” The piece functions as a call‑and‑response/choral arrangement that emphasizes communal yearning, spiritual humility, and the assurance of God’s unfailing love.

Chapters

Out of the depths, Lord, hear my cry.
I bow my head, swallow my pride.
If you should keep a record of wrongs, Lord, who could stand?
All hope would be gone.
I wait for you.
I trust in your word.
You give us grace when none is deserved.
More than the watchman waits for the morning, So does my soul wait here for you, Lord.
I don't want to move, I don't want to speak, not till I know I've heard from your word.
And I'll wait all night with eyes wide open, not gonna sleep till I am whole, till I am whole, till I am whole.
Holy, you're holy.
All of my life is held in your hands. Unfailing love covers my sins.
You will redeem.
You will restore.
Out of your grace, forgiveness is poured.
I wait for you.
I trust in your word.
You give us grace when none is deserved.
More than Till I am whole!
Holy youh— holy Youuuh...
More than the watchman waits for the morning So does my soul wait here for you, Lord. I don't want to move, I don't want to speak, not till I know I've heard from your word.
And I'll wait all night with eyes wide open.
I'm not gonna sleep till I am whole, till I am whole, till I am whole. Till I am whole. Holy, yours.