Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes' 'The Blessing's impact felt around the world

'The Blessing' has inspired listeners around the globe and it recently hit the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) gold certification.

The song was written at the beginning of 2020 when Kari Jobe and husband Cody Carnes went to Elevation Church to worship and collaborate. The tune came from this session and Elevation Worship alongside Carnes and Jobe performed it for the church just two days later. 

It's impact since that time has had a global effect. 'The Blessing' has topped the charts in 34 countries and landed Top 5 in 77 countries on Apple Christian and Gospel genre charts. The song has been sung in Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, German, and French cumulatively producing more than 43.2 million YouTube streams as well as successful covers coming from Africa and Southeast Asia.

"It’s the honor of a lifetime to be a part of the journey of this song — from the moment it was written to seeing it impact almost every nation and language across the world in just a few short months," says Carnes in an interview with The Christian Beat. "I’ve been so encouraged by it in this challenging season of life. Not only by the truth from the scriptures in this song, but also by watching what God can do to bring encouragement and comfort to His people in a season of overwhelming fear and tragedy."

It has received many accolades in the past year as well, winning the GMA Dove award for 'Worship Song of the Year', and receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

"This song is very special," says Jobe. "I think my favorite thing about the song is hearing my babies sing it around the house. It brings great peace knowing that the very words God said to pray as a blessing still have 100% power today. God is kind and good. I pray this song continues to break through the noise and give a tangible sense of His presence every time it’s played or sung."