Skip to main content

'The Lord Is My Shepherd' by Mariano Mallia: An Epic Ballad of Triumph Over Adversity


Mariano Mallia's moving song 'The Lord Is My Shepherd' takes us on a journey of faith, healing, and surrender. This song speaks to us not just as a wonderful melody, but also as a testament to Mallia's struggle with his own challenges. Mallia weaves his tapestry of recovery and revelation following a life-altering vocal cord injury that left his vocal cords partially paralyzed.

Mariano Mallia - The Lord Is My Shepherd'The Lord Is My Shepherd' is like a ray of sunlight breaking through a storm, a musical reassurance that God is our Shepherd even in times of despair. Mallia's voice, the moving lyrics, and the immersive piano and choir remind us that God's love and guidance are constant, even when the world forgets and we are too busy running.

Listening to 'The Lord Is My Shepherd,' we can sense Mallia's release from worldly shackles and his surrendering trust in God. Through his journey, he extends an invitation to all of us to cast our burdens aside and trust in God's plan, whatever the outcome. It's more than a song; it's a beacon that guides us back to the path of faith, even when we've strayed.

'The Lord Is My Shepherd' provides both comfort and challenge—a divine call to align our hearts, entrust our struggles, and recognize the ever-present Shepherd in our lives.

(Related scripture: Psalm 23:1; Matthew 11:28-30; John 10:11)

Lyrics


https://genius.com/Mariano-mallia-the-lord-is-my-shepherd-lyrics

Connect with Mariano Mallia

  • Website: https://www.marianomallia.com
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marianomallia
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marianomallia
  • Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/marianomallia
  • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarianoMallia
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marianomallia
  • BandCamp: https://marianomallia.bandcamp.com
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2U5Fk303ZYoPIxP0higSTc
  • Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/1657871651
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHZe21sQXiAz4bz0GrhUcw
  • SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marianomallia


You can listen to the track directly on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1HfhXglIgQkCXBmNZ07prD

Here is a link to the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JL3UXpZo3M

Would you like to hear more CCM music? Then check out our Christian playlists on: https://www.christiandance.eu/playlists

Popular posts

“I Believe” by Reagan Nichole: A Ten-Year-Old’s Bold Declaration of Faith

What if darkness can’t stay where Jesus lives? Eleven-year-old Reagan Nichole from Texas wrote “I Believe” right after she turned ten. Most of us wait decades before saying what we believe out loud. She sings it! Her opening lines name a fear many people quietly carry with them: “You think that you’ve gone way too far, that there’s no way to turn back.” Have you ever felt that? Reagan reminds us of a promise. Jesus “will wash you clean.” No résumé required. No catching up. She calls the song her personal declaration that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Her faith isn’t a Sunday event. It lives in everyday life and turns dark to light. She sings: “I know He makes the darkness flee.” Jesus said the same thing long before any songwriter did. In John 8:12 He tells us, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Notice the verb, “…follow …” . His light isn’t something you earn. You walk in it, one step at a time, right in t...

"Digging Ditches" Brandon Drit: Preparing for Water You Can’t See

Obedience comes first. The rain comes later. Brandon Drit knows what dry seasons can feel like. His song, “Digging Ditches”, opens on a desert road, with strength fading and a question that probably sounds a lot like yours: “How much longer will this last?” The message of the song grew out of 2 Kings 3:16, and it also marks his first professionally edited and mastered release, a ditch of its own, dug in faith. Picture the following scene. Three armies are stranded in the wilderness with nothing to drink. Then God sends Elisha with a strange order: dig trenches in the dry valley. The promise that follows sounds impossible: “You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink” (2 Kings 3:17). Digging in a drought will seem foolish to some. Who on earth shovels dirt for rain that hasn’t shown up? Only the people who trust the One who promised it. We’ve seen similar promises happen before (e.g., Noah), and in 2 Kings 3 we see it happenin...

"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" by Robby Robinson & Andrea Hammond: Stand Firm in His Victory

What fortress stands when everything else shakes? Martin Luther wrote “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” in a time of upheaval. Now Robby Robinson and Andrea Hammond have given this hymn a fresh voice, released just in time for Reformation Week. The arrangement begins softly with piano and a single violin. Then Andrea sings, and it builds into a joyful, uplifting orchestral arrangement with layered strings, piano, and Andrea’s soaring violin. That journey mirrors the faith that we all may find in the lyrics. “A mighty fortress is our God, a sword and shield victorious.” The song doesn’t start loud. It starts with trust, and trust in God is where strength begins. Where do you run when the pressure rises? Many of us reach for busyness, control, or even worry. They crumble. The hymn points to something much more sturdy: “He breaks the cruel oppressor’s rod and wins salvation glorious.” Whatever is binding you has already met its match… in God. Psalm 46:1 says it plainly: “God is our refuge ...