The Blessing (song)

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"The Blessing"
The Blessing (Live) by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship (Official Single Cover).png
Single by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship
from the album Graves into Gardens
ReleasedMarch 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
RecordedMarch 1, 2020
Venue Elevation Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length8:34 (live version)
8:27 (album version)
4:35 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C. Brown
Kari Jobe singles chronology
"Cover the Earth"
(2018)		"The Blessing"
(2020)
Cody Carnes singles chronology
"Christ Be Magnified"
(2020)		"The Blessing"
(2020)		"Too Good to Not Believe"
(2021)
"The Blessing (Live)" [23]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Blessing" (Live)
8:34
"The Blessing (Live)" – Apple Music bonus content [24]
No.TitleLength
2."The Blessing" (Live From Elevation Church Ballantyne, Charlotte, NC, March 1, 2020; Music Video)12:10
Total length:20:44
The Blessing EP – Kari Jobe [25]
No.TitleLength
1."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes)7:03
2."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes; Cinematic Version)6:41
3."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes; Radio Version)4:33
4."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes; Radio Alternate Version)4:33
5."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes; Radio Alternate Version 2)4:33
Total length:27:53
The Blessing EP – Apple Music bonus content [24]
No.TitleLength
6."The Blessing" (featuring Cody Carnes; Studio Version/Lyric Video)7:04
Total length:34:57

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousLiveMarch 20, 2020
 [23] [24]
United StatesRadioMay 1, 2020 Christian radio [9]
VariousEP
(Kari Jobe featuring Cody Carnes)		May 22, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • Sparrow
  • Capitol CMG
 [25]

Cover versions

"I'm so moved by this song and how quickly it came about, because this song is based on Scripture, the message is timeless, and we wanted to release it as quickly as we could, knowing the effect it could have on people's hearts and spirits immediately, as it did ours.

– Kari Jobe, on the decision to speedily release the song. [35]

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