One of the great Christian worship songs that came out of lockdown was “The Blessing.” The featured song today is a great compilation of over 500 different versions.
Courtesy of Wikipedia here are a few basic facts about the song but basically the idea today is to simply watch the video and enjoy.
The original “ The Blessing” was performed by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship, released as the lead single from Elevation Worship’s twelfth live album, Graves into Gardens (2020), The song was written by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Steven Furtick.
“The Blessing” won the GMA Dove Award for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards, and the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It has also garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards. It was further recorded into dozens of cover versions by various artists, produced in various languages and in different parts of the world.
The lyrics are largely taken from the priestly blessing found in the Book of Numbers within the Old Testament of the Bible.

Quote of the week