Merweville, Karoo, Western Cape
Merweville, Karoo, Western Cape
“Peace in the Noise” was born in a season where everything felt like turmoil. You look around and uncertainty seems everywhere: people are tired, the world is tense, and the news sounds like a siren that never stops. It carries that doomsday feeling — and with it, the old truth: when days are dark, friends can feel few. Not because people don’t care, but because everyone is carrying something.
This song is my counter-choice. Not denial of reality, but a decision about what I will feed. The lyric begins with a choice: “Today I choose to look up.” Because if you only look down, you see dust and problems. If you only stare at screens and headlines, your heart starts beating to the world’s tempo — fast, anxious, and restless.
Psalm 118 gives a simple anchor: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” That verse isn’t only for easy days; it’s for any day — especially when the world is shaking. It’s an invitation to receive today as a gift, not as a threat.
The song then leans into Philippians 4: a practical pathway out of panic — joy in the Lord, prayer instead of worry, and gratitude that re-centres the heart. That’s why the lyric counts blessings out loud: breath, bread, love. Small things, yes — but that’s where peace starts returning. It stays Karoo-honest too: coffee on the stoep, silence that sings, wide clean air that gives your breath back.
“Peace in the Noise” is not about the noise disappearing. It’s about God’s peace guarding your heart while the noise is still there.
ISRC Number: QZRP52695923
Lyrics & story: Dirk Koen • Vocal: AI-assisted instrument • Production: Dirk Koen
Psalm 118:24; Philippians 4:4–7
Psalm 118:24 calls us to receive the day as God’s gift — to rejoice even when circumstances aren’t ideal. Philippians 4 shows how: joy in the Lord, prayer instead of anxiety, and thanksgiving that re-anchors the heart. Then comes the promise: the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. This song is that practice in real time: I choose to look up, to give thanks, and to believe His peace is stronger than the noise.
Verse 1 (Afrikaans)
Ek kies vandag om op te kyk al draai die wêreld wild
Dit is die dag wat Hy geskep het, en ek kan juig
As dae donker voel en dinge druk dan hou ek vas
Nie aan die nuus se skree nie—maar aan U trou wat altyd pas
Ek tel my seëninge hardop—en skielik skuif die mis
Dankie vir asem brood en liefde—U goedheid dra my deur
Chorus (Afrikaans)
Kom ons wees bly—dit is die dag wat Hy geskep het
Al skud die wêreld Sy goedheid hou ons vas—hou ons vas
Verse 2 (Afrikaans)
Op die stoep met koffie in die hand hoor ek stilte sing
Die Karoo-lug so wyd en skoon—dit gee my asem terug
Ek los my wat as? by U voete een vir een
U genade is genoeg vir vandag—en môre weer amen
Chorus 2 (Afrikaans variation)
Kom ons wees bly—met hande oop en harte warm
Sy vrede loop soos water—dit hou aan dit hou aan
Verse 3 (English)
When the world says it’s all over I whisper No—look up
For perfect love drives out my fear when I’m pinned and stuck
I choose to speak with gentler words to see with hopeful eyes
Today my joy is testimony, God is here alive
Chorus (English)
This is the day You’ve made, I’ll sing with open hands
No doom can steal my hope today—Your grace still stands, still stands
Bridge / Verse (English continuation)
Let headlines come and go, I’ll keep my eyes on You
Teach me to laugh to breathe to dance—thankful unashamed
Your goodness runs me down, I’m held I’m known I’m named
Final Verse + Build (English)
Tomorrow’s in Your hands my Lord so I won’t borrow dread
I’ll taste the gift of daily bread and lift my grateful head
With every sunrise mercy comes—fresh strength for what I face
And if the world keeps shaking still I’ll stand in joy and grace
This is the day You’ve made—so I will dance and sing and praise