Elevation Worship - The Blessing

Chorus / Description : The Lord bless You and keep You
Make His face shine upon You
And Be gracious to You
The Lord turn His face toward You
And give You peace
Story Behind The Blessing

The Blessing Lyrics

The Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you
And give you peace

The Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you
And give you peace

Chorus
A - men
Amen, Amen
A - men
Amen, Amen

The Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you
And give you peace

The Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you
And give you peace

Bridge 1
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children and their children
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children and their children

Bridge 2
May His presence go before you
And behind you and beside you
All around you and within you
He is with you he is with you
In the morning in the evening
In your coming and your going
In your weeping and rejoicing
He is for you He is for you

Tag
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you

A - men
Amen, Amen
A - men
Amen, Amen

Bridge 3
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children and their children
May His presence go before you
And behind you and beside you
All around you and within you
He is with you he is with you
In the morning in the evening
In your coming and your going

The Blessing Review:
"The Blessing" is a worship song that was written by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship and was released in 2020. The song is based on the biblical passage from Numbers 6:24-26, which is known as the Priestly Blessing. It has become a popular song in many Christian churches.
The song features powerful vocals and a catchy melody that is easy to sing along with. The lyrics are uplifting and focus on the blessings that God provides, such as protection, provision, and peace. The song also encourages listeners to speak blessings over others, just as the priestly blessing in the Bible does.
Musically, the song has a modern and upbeat sound, with a mix of electronic and live instruments. The production is clean and polished, highlighting the powerful vocals and making it easy to sing along.
Overall, "The Blessing" is a well-written and well-produced worship song that has become popular among the Christian community. It is a positive, uplifting song that encourages listeners to reflect on the blessings they have received from God and to speak blessings over others.

Chords
?Verse 1:
C G Am F

Chorus:
C G Am F
C G F C

Verse 2:
C G Am F

Chorus:
C G Am F
C G F C

Bridge:
G C F C
G C F C

Outro:
C G Am F
C G F C

The Blessing Video

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CHRISTAFARI: The Blessing (THE WORLD) Reggae cover

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Passion - The Blessing (feat. Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Fernandinho) (Live)

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The Blessing Story Behind // Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, and Elevation Worship // New Song Cafe

"The Blessing" is a song 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), as well as Kari Jobe's third live album, The Blessing (2020), on March 20, 2020.
The song was written by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Steven Furtick. Chris Brown handled the production of the single.

"The Blessing" was a commercial success upon its release, having debuted at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. It peaked at No. 2 on Hot Christian Songs chart, and No. 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. It has been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "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.

Background
Initially, "The Blessing" was released as music video on Elevation Worship's YouTube channel in early March 2020, with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes leading the song in a worship service at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on March 1. Jobe, Carnes had written the song together with Steven Furtick and Chris Brown in a writing session on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Elevation prior to leading it at Elevation's Sunday service on March 1, 2020. The song became popular on YouTube, leading to the release of the live audio recording on March 20, 2020, to other platforms. The song's music video had garnered over 3 million views on YouTube at the time of its release.

"The Blessing" was serviced to Christian radio stations on May 1, 2020.

Composition
"The Blessing" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4 4. Carnes' and Jobe's vocal range spans from F♯3 to E5.

The lyrics are largely taken from the priestly blessing found in the Book of Numbers within the Old Testament of the Bible. [Numbers 6:22-27]

Commercial performance
On the Hot Christian Songs chart dated April 4, 2020, the song debuted at No. 3, while also peaking at No. 4 on the US Digital Song Sales chart. The song had sold 12,000 downloads and garnered 1.3 million streams in its first week, and thus becoming Kari Jobe's and Elevation Worship's fourth top ten hit on Hot Christian Songs and Cody Carnes first top ten on the chart, as well as the highest debut for all three acts. The song is also the highest-charting faith-based song on Digital Song Sales chart in four years since Jordan Smith's rendition of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" peaked at No. 3 in December 2015.

Music videos
On March 6, 2020, Elevation Worship released the live music video of "The Blessing" featuring Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes recorded at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on its YouTube channel. Cody Carnes released a "Live from Home" performance video featuring Kari Jobe to YouTube on March 19, 2020. On March 31, 2020, a "Living Room Session" performance video of the song was uploaded by Elevation Worship to YouTube. Kari Jobe published the lyric video of the song on YouTube on April 8, 2020.

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The Blessing (for Ukraine & Peace on Earth) - a cover song by Cassandra Star & her sister Callahan

“The Blessing” ….. originally performed by Elevation Worship (written by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jose & Steven Furtick)

11 year old Cassandra Star & her sister Callahan wanted to sing this special song especially for the people of Ukraine and all of those affected with pain & suffering.

We pray for peace & healing in Ukraine and all over this hurting world of ours. Lord, we need You.

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The Blessing Zibambwe

The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Sang in Zibambwe by
Sasai TeamTalk - The BlessingZW cover - Zimbabwean musicians
Translated from original song:

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