I have to tell you what I just watched. What I just felt as I listened to a beloved worship song ‘10,000 Reasons’ as it received a stunning rendition that will stop you in your tracks. It is the most moving, soul-stirring version I have ever heard.
Have you ever heard of worship being sung over a deep rich bass guitar with voices so incredible you stop folding laundry mid-sock? It felt like the world tilted, and God was present. The music video is by the worship team called Scenery Strains Cebu.
They were set up outside the San Roque Parish in Lutac, City of Naga, Cebu, nestled in the breathtaking hills of the Philippines, where the sun rises like a benediction and the palm trees sway like hands lifted in praise. The video captured footage of all over the island and reminded me how the layers of green, views of the ocean, and with the church behind them, it was like God’s own cathedral!
“Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, Let me be singing when the evening comes…”
And oh, how they sang.
I could barely breathe by the time they got to, “Still my soul will sing Your praise unending…”
Because isn’t that what we want? To be the kind of people who keep singing — even after the diagnosis, the loss, the unanswered prayers. To still lift our voices from the ashes and believe there's something holy in the breaking.
And right there — in the middle of mango trees and gravel and the open sky — that’s exactly what they did.
It felt like the song wrapped its arms around you and whispered, “It’s okay. God’s still worthy. You can still bless His name.”
I wanted to climb inside that moment and stay awhile. And you know what? Maybe we can. Maybe every time we remember that we have even one reason to bless the Lord — let alone 10,000 — we return to this scene in Cebu and let our souls sing again.
So go ahead, sweet friend. Watch the video. Let it wash over you.
You might cry. You probably will. But you’ll also remember what hope sounds like.
And hope sounds a lot like a deep bass guitar, a handful of faithful voices, and a hillside in Cebu singing “Bless the Lord, O my soul.”
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.” Psalm 96:1-2