Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)
About “Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)”
The song is a corporate prayer asking the Holy Spirit to fall on God's people again, reaching back to the Spirit hovering over the waters at creation and to the outpouring in the upper room at Pentecost. It was first recorded by Harvest Parker and Jon Thurlow on their 2020 album There in the Middle, then recorded live in 2020 at UPPERROOM in Dallas for Move Your Heart, the 2021 collaborative EP from Maverick City Music and UPPERROOM, with Brandon Lake and Eniola Abioye leading.
Written by Brandon Lake, Elyssa Smith, Harvest Parker, Jonathan Jay, Rebekah White and Tony Brown · Released 2021 on Move Your Heart · CCLI #7126736
- Certified Gold by the RIAA
- Originally recorded by Harvest Parker and Jon Thurlow on There in the Middle (2020)
Scripture Genesis 1:2 · Acts 2:1-4
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)”?
Brandon Lake, Elyssa Smith, Harvest Parker, Jonathan Jay, Rebekah White and Tony Brown. It was first released in 2021 on Move Your Heart.
What is “Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)” about?
The song is a corporate prayer asking the Holy Spirit to fall on God's people again, reaching back to the Spirit hovering over the waters at creation and to the outpouring in the upper room at Pentecost. It was first recorded by Harvest Parker and Jon Thurlow on their 2020 album There in the Middle, then recorded live in 2020 at UPPERROOM in Dallas for Move Your Heart, the 2021 collaborative EP from Maverick City Music and UPPERROOM, with Brandon Lake and Eniola Abioye leading.
How many churches sing “Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)”?
64 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Holy Spirit, Peace, Surrender — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Rest on Us (feat. Brandon Lake & Eniola Abioye)”?
It draws on Genesis 1:2 and Acts 2:1-4.