The Music of Todd MacDonald

Todd Returns to the Studio

LYRICS to new material from Todd MacDonald

Todd has reunited with producer Paul Buono to begin work on his second album (yet to be titled). They have already recorded basic tracks for two new songs written out of Todd’s battle with cancer: “Lord of the Valley,” and “Don’t Cry for Me.”

Lord of the Valley

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want…Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:1, 4).

Ooh slippin’ away: soft, summer, under-the-sun, sweet days. Wild, winter wind: frozen and closin’ in. Sure, I’ll shiver while I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. But I will not fear, ‘cause You are with me.

High, low, wherever I go, You don’t stop at the mount-top view. That’s just not You. ‘Cause You are Lord of the valley too.

And I’ll cry my tears to You, the God of comfort, here. Safe and understood as only You alone could.

High, low, wherever I go, You don’t stop at the mount-top view. That’s just not You. ‘Cause You are Lord of the valley too.

Let it all fall down.

High, low, wherever I go, You don’t stop at the mount-top view. That’s just not You. No, no. You are Lord of the valley too. You are Lord of the valley too.

Don’t Cry for Me

“He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity” (Job 36:15).

Would you believe a miracle? Grace falls like rain when a man made to suffer makes a friend of precious pain. For in these troubled times, I swear I find the sweetest release in the arms of my Jesus. And highest health, and perfect peace.

So don’t cry for me; no, don’t cry. By breaking me He’s making me whole. And the lower I go, you know, the higher I fly. It is well, truly well with my soul. It is well; it is well with my soul.
So go on and grieve for he who gains the world but loses his soul. While having all, he has nothing. My heaven holds such greater gold.

So don’t cry for me; no, don’t cry. By breaking me He’s making me whole. And the lower I go, you know, the higher I fly. It is well, truly well with my soul. It is well; it is well with my soul. And the lower I go, you know, the higher I fly. It is well, truly well with my soul. It is well; it is well with my soul.