I Still Trust You Lord

This song was written by Rev. James McFall in 1989.  This song was inspired by a friend of Rev. McFall's who also happened to be a pastor.  It was during a very trying time in his friend's life.  First he had been badly mistreated by some people in church. Then shortly after that he tragically lost his daughter, son, daughter in law, and their unborn baby in a car accident on the way to the hospital after his daughter in laws water broke.  He's friend came to visit him and it was during this visit while they were fishing that Rev McFall asked him how he was coping with his sorrow.  It was his friend's next comment that inspired the words to this song.  He told him "I Still Trust Him." Rev. McFall called his son J.R. as soon as they got back to a phone and told him to get a pen and paper to write this song down and that is how this song came to be. 

Rev. James McFall was a Pentecostal Preacher from Philadelphia, Mississippi. He was born November 14, 1935.   He and his wife Brenda have seven children together. Anyone who knew him would tell you what a great man of God Rev McFall was and that he helped change many lives not only as a gifted songwriter, but mostly by preaching the Word of God.  He wrote over 300 has been sung by singers like Bill Gaither, Karen Peck, The Happy Goodmans, The Hemphills, J.D. Sumner and many others who sang his songs across the world. It has been stated that it was his love for his children, grandchildren, and Bethlehem Church would always be the source of his greatest pride.  Rev. James L. McFall left this world heading for a greater place on April 28, 2008.  He's funeral was held on May 2, 2008 at the First United Pentecostal Church in Philadelphia, Mississippi.  He is buried at Bethlehem Pentecostal Cemetery in Philadelphia, Mississippi. 

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Lyrics
I
I've seen the righteous man suffer pain
When it looked like the wicked would go free
And in my frustrations it just didn't seem right to me
I prayed for sunshine but You sent rain
I cried for healing but only got pain
But I know Your love will see me through
Oh Lord I still trust You

Chorus
I still trust you, Lord
I still trust you, Lord
That you're able to guide me through
This old dry barren land
And when I don't know
which way to turn or go
I still trust you Lord
So let me hold to your hand

II
I trust You because you’ve been so faithful to me
And You said in Your word Child I’ll never leave nor forsake you
“lo, I’ll go with you, until the end”
Your blood it has cleansed me from all guilt and sin
Your promise I’ll hold on to
Oh Lord I love trusting You

I Still Trust You

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Sis Madonna Massey telling story behind this song her father wrote.

From The Isaac's "Why Can't We" project.

 

From the Dunaway's  "Beautiful Day" project.



Other songs by Rev. James McFall:

Thank God I Am Free (1969)

This song has it's own story.  A story of faith and trust that God will take you where you are meant to be.  It was in 1968 that Rev James McFall was traveling to minister in Buck Eye, Arizona along with his three sons: David, Daniel, and J.R.  Bro McFall only had $6.00 to his name and an old station wagon.  His old station wagon was giving him problems and he stopped to have a mechanic take a look at it and found that he needed a regulator.  He asked the mechanic how much this regulator would cost and the mechanic's reply was $6.00.  Bro McFall talked it over with his wife and decided to trust that God will get them to Buck Eye, Arizona. While on the road the light on the car kept blinking and Bro McFall took his finger covering the light and told the devil to just keep blinking that God would get them there.  He didn't fail him either cause it was there on the platform in Buck Eye, Arizona that God projected the words to this song on the wall for Bro McFall.  This song has been recorded over 100 times, translated into many languages across the world; including Hebrew, Russian and even to the Eskimos.   That night an offering was taken up and was enough for Bro McFall to get his car fixed.  (I would like to thank Braxton McFall for this story to add to the tribute to his grandfather.)

Prayer Warriors Heart



This song was written about a dear lady named Nona Freeman.  She was on a ship sailing to Africa with her children three of them got deathly sick. She prayed, Lord, lay me on a prayer warriors heart,' and at that same time her friends felt the urgency to pray for her. She was told later and discovered it was at that very time.  

I found this story in the comments on YouTube posted by Sue Crocker in 2014.

Sources:

http://absolutelygospel.com/index.php?/content/articles/9020

http://absolutelygospel.com/index.php?/content/articles/527

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