About “The Blessing - Live”
Written in a single session at Elevation Church on February 27, 2020, the song took shape after Steven Furtick turned to the priestly blessing in Numbers 6, and it was sung publicly for the first time at Elevation Ballantyne in Charlotte on March 1. Married worship leaders Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes led the recording with Elevation Worship. It was released on March 20, 2020, in the first days of COVID-19 lockdowns, and spread worldwide as churches in many countries recorded their own multilingual virtual choir versions.
Written by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Chris Brown and Steven Furtick · Released 2020 on Graves into Gardens · CCLI #7147007
- Certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA
- Peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart
- Won the GMA Dove Award for Worship Recorded Song of the Year (2020) and Song of the Year (2021), and was Grammy nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song (2021)
Scripture Numbers 6:24-26
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “The Blessing - Live”?
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Chris Brown and Steven Furtick. It was first released in 2020 on Graves into Gardens.
What is “The Blessing - Live” about?
Written in a single session at Elevation Church on February 27, 2020, the song took shape after Steven Furtick turned to the priestly blessing in Numbers 6, and it was sung publicly for the first time at Elevation Ballantyne in Charlotte on March 1. Married worship leaders Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes led the recording with Elevation Worship. It was released on March 20, 2020, in the first days of COVID-19 lockdowns, and spread worldwide as churches in many countries recorded their own multilingual virtual choir versions.
How many churches sing “The Blessing - Live”?
44 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for God's Love, Grace — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “The Blessing - Live”?
It draws on Numbers 6:24-26.