O Perfect Father

 Steph Macleod is a Scottish singer-songwriter, worship leader and mental health awareness advocate from Scotland, UK. His new EP, 'O Perfect Father' is a lockdown project and an extremely honest piece of work oozing with underlying folk tones, traditional and contemporary worship infused with Celtic melodies. 'O Perfect Father' is a hopeful response to the issues crippling so many - encouraging questions, accepting doubts and highlighting the importance of community.

Steph Macleod's new release is a meditative and soulful collection of hymns for our times - both in terms of the current circumstances and as a new wave of liturgical worship. The profound lyrics and soft and peaceful melodies built around the piano and guitar are topped by Steph's warm and powerful voice that brings each song to life for the listener.

'O Perfect Father' features collaborations with singer-songwriter Lucy Grimble, who is an inherent part of the UK worship ecosystem and US musician and songwriter Sandra McCracken. Steph Macleod's music is rooted in the rough and raw experiences that led him to Christ; from broken family relationships to homelessness and addiction, the artist embodies the reality of God’s redemptive and boundless love and beautifully shows it through 'O Perfect Father'. 

For the easy alphanote sheet music, you can download it here. Enjoy!

O perfect Father on heaven's throne
Who gave my orphan heart a home
Treasured and destined before all time
Forever claimed by Your love divine
What wondrous kindness shown to me
To know that I'm eternally
A chosen child of God above
The perfect Father with perfect love

You never fail me, You never leave
You will provide my every need
Joyful or burdened, I seek Your face
O Father, You never turn away
Your presence is my perfect peace
No other place I long to be
A chosen child of God above
The perfect Father with perfect love

Whom shall I fear in the days to come
You are the great almighty One
Formed in Your image, I bear Your name
Yet in Your heart still my heart remains
My silent prayer You always hear
You cradle every secret tear
A chosen child of God above
The perfect Father with perfect love

Father! My Father! Who reigns on high
Your sovereign name be glorified!
Lead me through life with great words of truth
My passion Father to worship You
What joy to serve You all my days
I live to follow and obey
A chosen child of God above
The perfect Father with perfect love

What joy to follow all my days
I live to follow and obey
A chosen child of God above
The perfect Father with perfect love