10,000 REASONS

10,000 REASONS (BLESS THE LORD) was written by Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin in what is known in the song writer's realm as a "spontaneous moment." It takes some songs several weeks and perseverance to come together, while others are surprisingly quick.

When Jonas began playing a chorus melody he was working on, Matt was immediately inspired to words from the opening of Psalm 103. In this psalm, King David lists several reasons why his heart is full of worship for God! The number 10,000 echoes the verse in the John Newman hymn, "Amazing Grace," that talks about the 10,000 years.

"The Point behind the song is this," explained Redman in one interview. "If you wake up one morning and you cannot think of a reason to bring God some kind of offering of thanks or praise, then you can be sure there is something wrong at your end of the pipeline, and not His. We live beneath an unceasing flow of goodness, kindness, greatness, and holiness, and every day we're given reason after reason why Jesus is so completely and utterly worthy of our highest and best devotion."

This song has received several awards including a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song (2013) and Song of the Year at the 2013 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards.