First Church Worship’s second single of the year, “Speak Over Me,” is available now on digital platforms.
Following the June release of “He Can,” the Houston-based worship collective’s new single leads listeners to a place of surrender and stillness to hear God speak. Both singles have resonated with listeners since their release, collectively garnering over 35,000 total streams to date.
Produced by Daniel Kinner (mix of credits for artists including Here Be Lions, Lucia Parker, Christine D’Clario) and co-written by Worship Pastor Johnathan Dean, Recording Artist Charity Gayle (songs include Amen, New Name Written Down in Glory, Thank You Jesus for the Blood), Ryan Kennedy, Amanda Kinner and Daniel Kinner, “Speak Over Me” is a prayer for the living, active Word of God to move and change hearts.
Throughout 2020, First Church Worship brought on Daniel and Amanda Kinner to oversee production and lead as songwriting mentors. The pair officially left Nashville recently to join the First Church Worship Team. “Speak Over Me” is one of several songs the Kinners co-wrote with the collective.
“Our team started writing about the power of one word from God,” Dean explains. “We read Genesis and other examples in the Bible where He spoke and healing and change would happen. Our heart for this song was for people to feel and believe that He is moving. He has spoken. It’s over. It’s done. The battle is won. Miracles are happening.”
Inspired by Amos 5:23-24, the song’s lyrics compel listeners to silence everything but His voice. “Scripture calls out the noise of our lives. What if we were silent and still enough to hear God speak?” Dean shares. “Through the lyrics, we are asking our creator, the one who created the universe and galaxies with a word, to speak a word over us. What imagery. What power.”
Dean says the song has already had a significant impact at their church, First Church of Pearland, and online. Written during the height of 2020, the team’s desire was to write songs that would strengthen faith and encourage—songs of thanks, hope, and prayer that would blanket their church during a difficult season. “We found that ‘Talk to Me’ was an escape—and a hope that God can do anything in an instant.”
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Author: Herb Longs
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