Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
I don't have too much to add to that. Here's a rough garage band demo of the song.
Why Are You Cast Down?
I remember how I marched up with the multitude
Shouts of praise to the house of God
Now I’m thirsty in the desert, longing for you
When will I see? What can I do?
They say, they say to me, “Where is your God?”
I cry, “It’s been so long, so long, so…”
Why are you cast down, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Why are you so troubled, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Hope in God, praise Him again
Praise the God of salvation
I remember how you led me through the lands of old
You sang your love to me night and day
Now I’m drowning in the deep, deep waters alone
Forgotten, grieving a heart grown cold
They say, they say to me, “Where is your God?”
I cry, “It’s been so long, so long, so…”
Why are you cast down, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Why are you so troubled, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Hope in God, praise Him again
Praise the God of salvation
Defend, deliver me, send out your light, your truth
Lead me into your joy, my God, my refuge
Why are you cast down, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Why are you so troubled, oh my soul, oh my soul?
Hope in God, praise Him again
Praise the God of salvation
