In 2022, our Texan buddy Caroline Cobb (check her out on Spotify) put us in touch with the folks from Listen To Verses, or Verses for short. Verses is an organization that oversees the setting of verbatim ESV scripture to music, usually a few verses at a time. Many artists have contributed to their work, including Caroline Cobb herself, Page CXVI and Zach Winters. They’re all pretty cool artists if you’ve never heard of them.
When I was looking over potential verses to set music to, I was drawn to Psalm 103:20-22. These three verses conclude the psalm in such an epic way. The repetition of “bless the LORD..” is a strong command that can lift me out of my temporal circumstances and causes me to enter joy, even, and maybe especially in sorrow. Joy and sorrow, I find, seem almost inseparable. The text is simple, yet deeply compelling.
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/ / / LYRICS / / /
Bless the LORD
O you his angels
You mighty ones
Who do his word
Obeying the voice of his word
Bless the LORD
All his hosts
His ministers
Who do his will
Bless the LORD
All his works
In all places of his dominion
Bless the LORD
O my soul
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/ / / CREDITS / / /
Tim Hepburn came over to the studio and tracked a few takes of drums. We love how it turned out.
Here are some more credits:
Psalm 103:20-22
Lyrics taken directly from the English Standard Version of the Bible
Music by Tyler Somers and Sara Somers
Andrew Laparra: Mix Contributor
Jeff Rakes: Mix Contributor
Jennifer Somers: Vocals
Joel Limbic: Executive Producer, Co-Producer, Co-Arranger, Mix Contributor
Jordan Young: Co-Mix Engineer
Lydia Boadu: Background Vocals
Ryan Corn: Mix Contributor
Sara Somers: Background Vocals
Steve Young: Mix Contributor, Production Contributor
Tim Hepburn: Drums
Tyler Moody: Mix Contributor
Tyler Somers: Vocals, Instruments, Programming, Co-Producer, Co-Arranger, Co-Mix Engineer
Mastered at To The Sea Studios, Nashville, TN
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Thank you for listening!
Jenny & Tyler
/ / / LYRICS / / /
Bless the LORD
O you his angels
You mighty ones
Who do his word
Bless the LORD
O you his angels
You mighty ones
Who do his word
Obeying the voice of his word
Bless the LORD
All his hosts
His ministers
Who do his will
Bless the LORD
All his hosts
His ministers
Who do his will
Bless the LORDAll his worksIn all places of his dominion
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul
Bless the LORDAll his worksIn all places of his dominion
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul
Bless the LORDAll his worksIn all places of his dominion
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul
Bless the LORDAll his worksIn all places of his dominion
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul
Bless the LORD, O my soul
O my soul