Esther Mui

In June 2009, I was asked by my pastor to put music to Scripture, word for word, specifically to the 15 Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120 to 134). From the start of the first psalm I worked on (which was Psalm 130) to the completion of the last one (Psalm 133), I have not ceased to be amazed, for the Lord has given me melody after melody to fit His Words. I believe this is because we, the church of Jesus Christ, are entering into a season when these psalms will become more and more relevant, as we look forward to our Lord’s return. (Please click here to read more on Songs of Ascents).

I thank my pastor, Ps. Lee Shaw Ming, for allowing the Lord to use him to challenge me to the task. (Your feedback and guidance were crucial to keeping me on track.) I thank my church for enthusiastically learning and singing these Scripture songs. (Hearing you sing them week after week gave me the encouragement to continue writing.) I thank my husband, KW Mui, for providing me with all that I needed to work on these Scripture songs (You were the first to have the vision that we would sing straight out of our Bibles!) I thank my kids (Rebekah and Samuel) for their endless support and love. I thank my friends (in particular Pastor Wah Lok, Catherine Wong, and my sister, Grace Soon) for their feedback and encouragement. I thank my co-producer, sound engineer and "manager", Richard Moore, for believing in my music, and for the hours spent on working on these songs and videos. (The Lord bless you richly for your labor or love to see many blessed by these songs). Most of all, I thank my God, my Lord and Master, for seeing me fit to be a channel for what He wants to bless the body of Christ with.

I wish to also thank all who have given encouraging feedback and supported in one way or another. May you be blessed.

Esther is a fulltime homemaker and mother of 2 teenagers. In 2006, she established the Malaysian Christian Songwriters' Network (www.m-csn.com), a website that features Christian Songwriters in Malaysia and serves as a resource centre to help songwriters. Email Esther at mcsn_05@yahoo.com or admin@m-csn.com