How I Receive Songs – Nathaniel Bassey Reveals His Secret

Nathaniel Bassey

RECEIVING A SONG

Many times when songs come to us, they do so in bits and pieces. As ideas, tiny seeds and in musical parlance, as “motifs” that are later developed. Sometimes when you read or study the word, during worship, in an experience or a result of it, in a dream or vision, or when in a normal situation, they just come.

What I’ve learnt to do is not to force the remaining parts. If you get stuck trying to write, just leave it.

Especially if what was received was spiritual. You don’t want to begin in the spirit and in the flesh. Trying to do so makes the song sound contrived.

Just put down the idea, and leave it until the flow comes back again. It really is the idea of precept upon precept, and line upon line. I remember receiving an idea for a song BOOK OF LIFE, and it wasn’t 2 years after that finished it, while praying in the Holy Ghost for Tuesday service.And not even for the song. Which is why praying in tongues is something I call a spiritual downloading software. Sometimes you get the sound first, other times you get the lyrics. In very special occasions when the song writing grace comes, you can get both and all at the same time. So as a music minister and song writer, you should maintain the following habits.

1.Reading

2.writing /journaling

3.Get a recording device

4. Deep thinking and meditation: David was a very deep thinker- Psalm 8

5.listen to music

6.Make praying in tongues like breathing.

7.Be sensitive to the Spirit.

8. Listen to sermons. Be excited about the word. Listen to audio bibles.

9. Learn to record what you have received. Chances are that you would not receive more if you haven’t been faithful over a few.(doesn’t have to be something elaborate)

10. Share the song with others. Start with your immediate platforms. Your family, friends and choir. Many want to have them on radio asap. I remember when I was in The RCCG City of David, when I got a new song, After practising at home, my sister’s were my first audience. Sometimes I’d force them to listen and sing along (lol). My sister, Victoria was like a critic. Then I’ll take it to church, share with the choir. Sometimes i got the little children to sing some, since I had a passion with working with children. You know, I was just so passionate about Jesus and music, and by God’s grace, I’m still am.

11. Just love the Lord. The songs are merely overflows and expressions of our love affair with him. They are not ends in themselves.

I hope this helps.