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This stunning a cappella cover of ‘Hear My Cry’ will stir your soul and bring comfort to your heart. Watch the clip to hear the amazing solo, a cappella version of ‘Hear My Cry.’ 

Singer Andrew Martin has put together a wonderful YouTube video of himself singing the beautiful hymn, ‘Hear My Cry.’ He sings it solo and in different vocal ranges. His medley of voices is elegant and sweet, honoring the modern hymn. 

‘Hear My Cry’ was written by Michael Eldridge in 2020. It’s a prayer to God for relief from grief. Michael wrote it after a dear friend and member of his church, Larry Smith, passed away. Michael wrote it while thinking about the grief that Larry’s wife, Cindy, must have felt. Cindy passed away, a few weeks after Larry, before Michael could share the song with her. 

Some of the song’s tender lyrics are:

‘Hear my cry, heav’nly Father, 
You have known my ev’ry pain. 
You have seen all my sorrow, 
Hear my cry once again’

Michael said of the meaning of the song, “Until our griefs come to an end and our faith becomes sight, we rely heavily upon Jesus to understand and sympathize with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15), and the Holy Spirit to intercede on our behalf (Romans 8:26), carrying our feelings and burdens to the Father, even when we can’t find the right words to say.”

Andrew has done a wonderful job carrying on the song’s legacy in his cover. The song is still somewhat new and not many people have heard of it yet, but it’s a great song to sing or think about in times of sorrow. 

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Romans 8:26

Listen to this beautiful duet of the hymn ‘What a Friend We Have In Jesus.’ The singers in the video are a married couple named Chris and Stephanie, and they make music together in their duo called Out of the Dust. How wonderful it is to see them using their gifts to glorify God together!

‘What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!’

In the caption of their YouTube video, Chris and Stephanie share about the hymn ‘What a Friend We Have In Jesus’ and what a great reminder it is to place our trust in our Heavenly Father.

“Been feeling overwhelmed lately? Like the weight you’re carrying is too much to bear? We’ve been there too,” the singers write. “The old hymn ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’ is a beautiful reminder that we were never meant to carry our pain by ourselves. Surrender doesn’t take away the struggle, but it does place it into the hands of the One who loves us deeply and walks with us through it all. We pray this acoustic version will bring comfort to your soul and gently point you back to the Friend who knows your every weakness and yet will never leave you.”

What a powerful reminder. And the background of this hymn is also powerful to know.

'What A Friend We Have In Jesus' was written by Joseph Scriven, a transplanted Irishman in Canada. He was born in Ireland in 1819, and he had wealth, education, a devoted family, and a pleasant life in his native country. After college, he established himself as a teacher, fell in love, and was to be married. But his fiancée ended up drowning, and the only place that Joseph found solace was in Jesus.

Joseph then left for Canada to start a new life and fell in love with a woman named Eliza Rice in the town of Port Hope. But she became sick and also died before Joseph and she were married. Joseph’s faith was the only thing that brought him through this tragic time. After a lot of time spent in prayer, Joseph took a vow of poverty, sold all of his earthly possessions, and vowed to give his life to the physically handicapped and financially destitute. He became known as “The Good Samaritan of Port Hope.”

Later in his life when Joseph became ill, a friend was visiting him when he found a poem beside Joseph’s bed. He asked who had written it, and Joseph responded saying "The Lord and I did it between us.” And after his death, the poem was put to music by Charles Converse and is the hymn we know and love today.

We hope that you enjoyed listening to this sweet rendition of ‘What a Friend We Have In Jesus’ today!

Check out this stirring bluegrass rendition of the hymn ‘This Is My Father’s Word.’ The singer, guitarist, and mandolin player in the video are all so talented, and it is wonderful to see them using their gifts to glorify God. Give them a listen and be encouraged today!

‘This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.’

What a great performance! The vocalist/guitarist in the music video is Daniel Epperson. The other guitarist is named Jake Stogdill, and the mandolin player is known as Banjo Ben Clark.

“‘This is My Father's World’ is a hymn written by Maltbie Babcock and published posthumously in 1901. This has become one of my favorite songs of any genre,” shared Ben Clark in the caption of this YouTube video. “I played it first with my sisters' band and was thrilled to record it with these brothers. They're such great pickers and singers!”

Daniel, Jake, and Ben all compliment each other so well, and hearing them make music together is so peaceful to listen to. Many people online shared their high praise with the bluegrass band about their performance.

“That was beautiful, fellas. The best version I believe I've ever heard,” one person writes after watching the music video.

“Y’all seriously hit something special with this one… so touching,” another person comments online.

Like Ben Clark shared in the caption of this music video, this hymn was published after Maltbie Babcock died, when his wife published a collection of his poems. One of those poems was set to music by his friend Franklin Sheppard, and it quickly became a favorite hymn in congregations all over the world. 

We hope that you enjoyed listening to this special rendition of the hymn ‘This Is My Father’s Word’ today!

Lyric video of the song 'We Love You Lord' from the multiethnic Heart of the City Band CD 'What We Really Need'. (c) 1997, Heart of the City Music. Words and music by Dan Adler. Featuring lead vocal by Nancy Ellis and Kenny Holmen on sax. Available to order or download www.danandsandyadler.com or at iTunes or most MP3 sites. Charts and background tracks available at praisecharts.com.

We caught up with MercyMe on the red carpet at the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards! The band talks about frontman Bart Millard hosting this year’s show, wrapping production on I Can Only Imagine 2, and even drops the release date for their brand new album. Plus—they tease an exciting upcoming collaboration with Tedashii that fans won’t want to miss.

The Heritage turned in a moving live performance of “God Be Praised.” The talented musicians sang their tune about praising and worshiping the Lord, regardless of any miracles he might or might not perform in our lives. Watch the short but powerful clip to hear The Heritage perform “God Be Praised.”

None of us would have a chance without God’s love, mercy and grace. We’d still be lost and living in sin and shame if Christ had not willingly gone to the cross and suffered and died on our behalf. He gave us hope, a future and the opportunity for everlasting life with Him. He deserves our endless praise and worship for that ultimate act of love.

While Christ has defeated sin and death and freely provides forgiveness and love for all who call upon His name, we still constantly call upon Him and ask for His help and guidance, as the Bible says we should. However, even if He were to not do anything else for us, His dying on the cross and taking our place is more than enough for a bunch of sinners. That was more than we deserved, and He should be honored and glorified.

That is precisely what The Heritage sings about in their tune “God Be Praised.” God sending His Son to die to bridge the gap, the rupture that sin caused, is worthy of all glory, honor and praise.

“There is more to You than miracles
Though You do amazing things
You don’t have to make the mountains move
To deserve the highest praise”

Nothing else could ever top Christ giving himself up for us while we were still sinners because it forever changed everything for humanity. We didn’t deserve that, and there is no possible way we deserve more of His love and blessings, yet He continues to touch and impact our lives in endless ways.

Hebrews 13:15 “Through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.”

If you have a minute to spare, listen to The Heritage’s powerful live rendition of ‘I Sing Praises.’ Sometimes worship gets tangled up in the noise of our minds—the dishes piled in the sink, the worry over grown children who don’t listen quite like we hoped, the endless to-do list humming in the back of our hearts. We try to lift our voices, but the weight of all that “what if” and “when will” sits heavy. It seems like a never-ending cycle of worry. 

But today, I heard a song that did something different. The Heritage’s worship song wasn’t just music—it was medicine. At least for me it was, I hope you will feel it too. It was like Jesus Himself reached down, took the worry from my chest, and rubbed a healing balm over my weary heart. With every note, every chorus, that anxious clatter faded, replaced by something holy and quiet and strong.

“I sing praises to Your name, O Lord, Praises to Your name, O Lord, For Your name is great And greatly to be praised.”

The words rose up—not just from their lips, but from deep within, where faith roots down even when life shakes. The music wrapped around the heart like a soft, steady hand, reminding us that God’s name is not just great—it’s everything. The place where fear lets go and peace blooms.

When the chorus swells and they sing: 

‘I give glory to Your name
O Lord, Glory to Your name
O Lord, For Your name is great 
And greatly to be praised’

It’s a soft, warm invitation to lay down the worry, to lift up our voices with a fierce kind of joy, to remember that the One we praise is greater than every messy kitchen and every hard conversation.

If your heart is heavy today, maybe you need this too. Maybe you need a moment where the noise stops and only the name of Jesus fills the room. The Heritage reminds us that worship isn’t about having it all together—it’s about bringing the real, the broken, the distracted, and the weary to a God whose name is great and greatly to be praised.

So sing it with me, friend. Even if your hands are full and your heart feels tangled, sing praises to His name. Because He is worthy, and His love is the balm our souls need most.

Psalm 145:3 “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.”

We caught up with rising artist Megan Woods on the red carpet at the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards, where she’s nominated for Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Breakout Single! Megan reflects on a breakthrough year—her Grand Ole Opry debut, national TV appearance, and the success of her hit single “The Truth.” She also opens up about her next single “I Believe You” and shares her powerful journey from struggling to connect with God to becoming a worship leader and artist whose music is impacting lives.

We caught up with Hope Darst on the red carpet at the K-LOVE Fan Awards, where she’s presenting this year! She shares about her brand new live worship album IN THE MIGHTY NAME, and reflects on the incredible journey of her hit song Peace Be Still, which just earned its first RIAA Gold certification — five years after its release!

We caught up with Jenn Johnson on the red carpet at the K-LOVE Fan Awards where she shares whether presenting or performing feels more stressful, reflects on Bethel's powerful project 'We Must Respond,' and opens up about maintaining spiritual and emotional health while serving in multiple roles at Bethel. She laso reveals she's working on her debut solo album

We caught up with rising Christian music singer-songwriter Emerson Day on the red carpet at the K-LOVE Fan Awards! She shares the heart behind her powerful new single 'Get Behind Me' — including the version featuring Zach Williams — and talks about her journey from law enforcement to full-time music ministry. With a couple of EPs already released, is a full album on the way?

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We caught up with Chris Tomlin to talk about his powerful new project, The First Hymn, and his heart behind returning to churches for his fall tour—bringing worship back to where it all began. Hear how this project is reconnecting listeners with timeless truths and why this season of ministry feels especially meaningful.

We caught up with Anne Wilson on the red carpet at the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards, where she's nominated for Artist of the Year and Female Artist of the Year! Anne talks about the release of REBEL Revisited with 33 tracks, her constant songwriting, and what’s next—new single coming next month and a full album in about six! She also shares a powerful testimony moment from performing for secular audiences.

This song is too good not to be heard in a wider context. Fredrik Lauvland / Mikael Stensland Kollektivet Lovsang Translation notes: Lyrics are best translated thought for thought as much as possible. Word for word is usually a mess, and it's a good idea to avoid well-worn phrases, for once these are over-used they become clichés that have lost the power to stimulate. "Hellige Ånd / Hellige Ånd" & "Kongenes Konge" are both terms that are important to get right, but their translations don't fit the music. Hellige Ånd is 4 syllables with a / ^^ / rhythm, Hellig Ånd has 3: / ^ /. But the English, "Holy Spirit" has 4 syllables in an iambic pattern / ^ / ^ , while "Holy Ghost" is too old-fashioned to use nowadays, and has wrong associations. Likewise, King of Kings is iambic / ^ / but "Kongenes Konge" goes / ^^ / ^ . So when choosing a suitable translation I have first rephrased the opening lines. "O Holy Lord,” which preserves the "holy" aspect, and introduces the point that the LORD is that Spirit who is present; The Holy Spirit is God here personally, no less! I chose "O Holy LORD,” not "Come..." because "come" gives the impression we are bossing God around, which is unfortunate, but having once said O, which is a supplication, when we later sing "Come, Holy Spirit.." this also comes across as a supplication; and of course, now the proper subject of the song: the Holy Spirit, has been invoked by His title. To fix the rhythm problem of "King of Kings", I moved it to the line before to get it to scan, and transferred the thought-content to the next line. "To you would I belong" has a very particular meaning or nuance contained in the word-order: "I wish or long to belong to you". But "I would belong to you" implies "..."but I don't" while "To you l would belong" can imply "I wish to" but could imply: ... "but that isn't possible". The original line reads "I give myself completely to you", which quite obviously has far too many syllables for the line. A shorter form "I wholly give myself, eases the strain but then can be misheard as "holy", and in any case still doesn't solve much. "My self I wholly give" will scan, and by separating "my" and "self" makes a point, but leaves out "to whom or what?"; so it feels both unsatisfactory, incomplete, and what is worse, - sounds banale. "O" on its own, does not mean the same as "Oh". "O" means "it is you I am addressing", while "Oh" (in this setting,) is a sigh from the heart. "Hovering", is, of course, a reference to Genesis 1 verse 2. https://youtu.be/3wNrJISn-vU?si=PBbIQNvJg-EsGANp

We caught up with legendary softball coach Patty Gasso on the red carpet at the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards, where she’s being honored with this year’s Sports Impact Award! Coach Gasso reflects on a big year—returning to the Women’s College World Series and preparing to lead Team USA in 2028. She shares how her faith has shaped her coaching journey and what this recognition means to her both personally and professionally.

We caught up with Leanna Crawford and her husband, NBA player Cody Zeller, on the red carpet at the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards! Leanna reflects on her incredible journey from her first carpet appearance to being nominated for Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Breakout Single. She opens up about the long road to releasing her deeply personal hit song, shares the moment she knew it was resonating, and teases new music already in the works. Plus—has marriage influenced her next chapter?

With a strong leading baritone and an abundance of beautiful backup vocals, you’re bound to be wowed by this soul-stirring ‘I’d Rather Have Jesus’ performance. Watch the clip to see the awe-inspiring moment of worship.  

In the video posted on YouTube, the Gaither Music group slowly launches into a soul-filled cover of the classic church hymn “I’d Rather Have Jesus” in a live performance. The rich baritone who leads the group in the song is Mark Lowrey, co-writer of “Mary, Did You Know?” As he sings with great care and excellent pacing, the camera pans over the crowd in the room. It’s apparent that they are completely enraptured by Lowry’s incredible voice. Some even have tears dripping down their faces. 

As soon as there’s a break in the song, clapping erupts, followed by the song’s strongest verse:

‘Than to be the king of a vast domain 
Or be held in sin's dread sway 
I'd rather have Jesus than anything 
This world affords today’

It’s beautiful to witness so many people make a connection with God through worship. You can’t help but feel touched as the singers give deep and obvious reverence to the song about sacrifice. The song carried a personal meaning for its writer, George Beverly Shea. In the 1930s, he had an offer to work in the secular music industry, but like the verse in the song, he chose to serve God and sing in churches instead of pursuing fame and wealth. He maintained his dedication to God throughout his singing career and eventually joined teams with Billy Graham. The song is a testament to his life, that he’d rather have Jesus “than silver or gold.”

“Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.” Matthew 19:21

We caught up with Blanca on the red carpet at the K-LOVE Fan Awards to talk about her upcoming 4th album, FULL BLOOM, arriving this October! She shares the heart behind her new single “Safety”, how this project builds on the deeply personal journey of her last album, and what fans can expect sonically and spiritually.