My Sun and My Shield (A Ted Sandquist Song)
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- worshiping to one of my dad's songs
This song is from the Courts of the King album
the latest version was the 30th anniversary album with a bonus track "I wait for You" featuring Phil Keaggy, Lynn Nichols and Ted Sandquist
to order a CD email us at gwionline@gmail.com
I was introduced to this song back in 1996, and it remains one of my favorites of all time! I can’t help the tears that come to my eyes when I think about my place in His place - a doorkeeper would be just fine!
YES! Thank you for your comment, I can feel those same tears many times when I get sing these words from scripture, blessings upon blessings be yours as you worship our Lord
A staple at our Friday night worship and prayer meetings. I still sing it in the shower 40 years later. My favorite out of all. He is a blessed man to be able to sing with his children.Bless all of you!
I love the stories of which song means the most to each listener and memories of when or where it was sung! Thank you and blessings on you and yours
Well your father was part of the Jesus revolution. How timely to have found your songs!
This is my very favourite song based on this Psalm ever.
Mine too! Blessing on you and yours
favorite of all time
One of mine, too, John. Throughout the 80's I got to sing it myself some.
That’s such a great song. I remember it from days Ted Sandquist visited a Church where I worshipped in Maryland. Thank you so much for sharing it. I could only remember the lyric about doorkeeper. You should record it in a studio and publish it again
Much appreciated! It is on 2 different recordings from the past, a rough yet fun cut on “Be My Refuge” and a quite polished track on “Courts of the King” both sung by Nedra Ross
I'm going to walk up to you at heaven and let you know I heard your song
I look forward to it! I’ll be there with my dad, who wrote it, and we can celebrate together
One of my favorite worship songs. Have listened to it and sung it since the 70s. Love the whole album - but this song is my #1. Thanks and blessings!
P.S. Are you related to Ted?
Love reading comments like this! Thank you!
Yes I am Ted’s 3rd son
Hey Justin consider doing a full album so we can listen straight through to all the songs or just put them together in a video. Not sure how that would work with what you are doing though
I have playlists you can click on, there will still be some adds (not my fault 😊) but they will go through them in order or you can shuffle them too!
Did you know there’s a Swedish version of the song (Du är min sol och min sköld)? I didn’t know it was originally written in English, given its author’s Swedish name. I understand you are Swedish-American (having Swedish ancestry). So I never reflected upon it when I heard it first time. I took for granted it was a Swedish worship song. Now I know better. Thanks for sharing it on UA-cam. It’s a very beautiful song. So special!
My great grandfather, Gunnar, moved to the US just after the turn of the century. He was born in Borås, Västra Götaland, Sweden. He wasn't a believer until he after he married a Swedish woman named Sara and the Lord apprehended him. He then helped start the "Sunday School" movement in Colorado, where adults would gather prior to church services to study scripture in an effort to live it out together. His son, Richard, then became a pastor and eventual board member of the Swedish Covenant Church at large, in which my father was raised. The story doesn't stop there, but all that to say, we love our heritage and I love to hear that some of Dad's music is being used to worship God back in Sweden! Thank you for the comment and God bless you, my friend!
@@JordanSandquist wow, great story! Yes, 1,5 million Swedes emigrated in total, many of which were Covenanters. I myself belong to a local church affiliated with both the Pentecostal Movement and the Swedish Mission Covenant Church and the Methodist church (now Equmeniakyrkan=Missionsförbundet, the Baptists and the Methodists) where once Carl Boberg was pastor. His song How Great Thou Art ( O, store Gud) was written here in town. You probably know the story since you have Swedish Covenant background. Most Americans are not aware it's Swedish, except for the Swedes in Chicago, where it was sung in Swedish...
My grandmother told me about Carl Boberg. She sang it to us in Swedish. She passed away 10 years ago in the retirement home in Chicago at the ripe old age of 104. She was a Carlson from the Youngstown Ohio area.
My father was caught up in the Jesus movement out here in the states in the late 60s and his music was fundamental to many in that season. We are now part of a Spirit filled, bible believing non-denominational church where my oldest brother is the head pastor. Though we are not technically affiliated with the Covenant church, the influences and lineage is still strong with us.
One day I plan on bringing my wife and 6 kids to the land of my ancestral heritage, I'd like to find out more about August (Gunnar's father) and his wife Lotta Svensdotter Sandquist.
@@JordanSandquist that’s very interesting how he got in touch with the Jesus movement, your father. It has been such a fountain of renewal to many “dead” and dry circles and denominations. It affected the whole Western World and beyond, not just America. Thank you! Some Jesus Hippies came to Stockholm and other cities in 1972, preaching and singing in the streets. They were welcomed by Lutherans and Baptists, Methodists and u name it. Lewi Pethrus invited them to his Fildadelfia church in the capitol. That had an enormous impact that he opened the church doors, cause he was an authority on spiritual matters. If he was ok with it, others followed. I have seen a picture where a long-haired Bob Weiner ( from NYC) sits at the feet of pastor Pethrus who was very old then.
I had the privilege to meet Bob many years after the photo was shot, and he was not long-haired any longer and wore a suit…But praise God, he was still on fire for the Lord. He never mentioned he had been in Stockholm Philadelphia in the early 70s. I later found out. Wow, you got a legacy, bro! Jesus Movement is modern church history! I saw the Jesus Revolution movie in the beginning of this year. Man, I was totally blewn away by it. It revolved round Calvary Chapel in Southern California, with the late Chuck Smith and Lonnie Frisbee, R.I.P.
I’ve attended a charismatic Lutheran free church in Kalmar where I came in touch with the Vineyards people who often came there from California to teach and preach. The Vineyard movement was a direct result of this movement I have understood. So, it has born plenty of fruit.
May God direct your steps as you plan to visit the Old Country when the time is right. Hope you find out more of your family history. Actually in this age of Internet it’s much easier to do genealogical research, especially when you have Scandinavian roots. That’s because of the very detailed church records which go back to the 17th century. They’re possible to access online if they are older than 75 years. We had a State church which kept records of all people, for good and for bad. The Non-Conformists of course didn’t like the domination and control of the individuals' religious life. That’s why they broke away and sometimes even emigrated to America with its liberty, political as well as religious and civil.
Gud välsigne dig och de dina! 🇸🇪( ‘God bless you and yours!’) 🇺🇸
@larsbjornland6729 dad knew Lonnie, once he left Calvary Chapel he came east to Fort Lauderdale Florida where dad visited many times. I know of Bob, of course, but I’m not sure if dad and he had their paths cross, but I’ll ask. The Lord really did and is doing wonderful things through that movement and we are thankful for the part we get to take in it! Blessings upon you and yours too! I appreciate the connection, thanks for commenting!
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