I’ll never forget the voice memo my brother @benbannister sent me with this beautiful melody. He text me and said, “Ellie, I wrote a song for a Psalm today, and thought of you.” He is an incredible song writer and has one of my favorite voices on earth, so I was pumped to listen. What I didn’t expect , was to start crying when I heard it. There’s something about these words and this Psalm that have always resonated with me. I think it’s because I’ve had LONG seasons of walking in the depths in my own story and with the people I love. Long seasons of waiting for the light , of hoping for healing , and it is in those very seasons that I can look back and say that I encountered the kindness and empathy of God. My prayers haven’t always been answered in the way I hoped they would. I still walk with a limp a lot of days from the ways my heart has broken, but the morning whispers that the losses, the heart ache, the suffering never gets the final word. I hope this song helps you feel less alone in the waiting seasons, my friends, in the darkness, in the long nights of the soul….I hope this melody reminds you that you’re never alone.
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I couldn’t love this verse more than I do. It has met me on some of my very weakest days like a balm for my soul. It’s been a deep-breath , heart-grounding verse that has whispered in my weary hours: “You are not alone.” This is also the verse that grounded a song that I wrote with Lauren Daigle called “Be Okay”. The chorus of that song says this:
“Lift your eyes to the hills. Remember where your help comes from.
Lift your eyes to the hills. You’ll never face a valley alone.
Cause even when you’re heart is breaking, and you’ve gone and lost your way.
You’re gonna be okay.”
And that is the comfort of Psalm 121, the reminder, that no matter what we are carrying, we are first and foremost carried in the arms of the God who knows us best, and God never slumbers or sleeps, so we can rest in knowing that the help of the One who made us is ever-present. I hope this verse will be like a deep breath, a sigh of relief for your soul, that through your hardest days, even until your very last breath you take on this earth, You are watched over and held by the God who made you.
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It has been a HEAVY season for us and our people. We have been walking through the valley of the shadow of death in ways I never hoped we would be. It never feels right when the life of a child is taken early. Cancer is a thief, and for all of our days, we’ll be missing our precious cousin Bailey, who took her last breath at just nine years old. Our desperate prayers for healing didn’t get answered the way I would have hoped. I’ve got questions. We’ll all walk around with a Bailey sized hole in our hearts, and the world is darker without her light shining here on the earth.
This month is heavy for Nashville as well, as we just crossed over the 4th anniversary of the tornado that devastated so many March 3rd of 2020. There have been other storms that have wreaked havoc since as well. And then, as March 27th approaches, we remember the senseless loss of the lives of our precious kids and teachers at the Covenant School. I want to weep just writing it all out. Being human just absolutely breaks your heart wide open a lot of days. Nothing will bring back those precious people, and nothing will ever be the same for those families and communities that lost so much. Death stings. I know that we sing songs that chant triumphantly, “Oh death! Where is your sting?” But I am here to report that the sting of death is alive and well in my own bones, in my soul, and in the hearts of any human who has lost someone they love. I’m raw and it hurts still. I just want to be clear about that.
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I’ll NEVER forget last night. I’ve been pretty sick for the past 3 days and struggling a bit to sing at our shows, but last night my voice went almost completely out 30 minutes before the show. This = PANIC as a singer that close to show time, but @drewholcombmusic and I decided we’d play the show anyway. It was sold out in Huntsville, AL and people had come from ALL over the states to hear us . Drew said to me , “Babes, I’ll cover you , and we’ll let the crowd in, and ask them to help carry you by singing your parts when you can’t.”
Y’all! It is VULNERABLE singing sick . I didn’t know what notes I would be able to hit and which ones would just be completely gone, but I am SO glad I didn’t let fear keep me from saying a surrendered YES to last night. One of my weakest and scariest nights as a performer turned into one of my favorite shows I’ve ever played. @drewholcombmusic covered my parts. The crowd literally carried me , and sang “I Will Carry You” for me when I couldn’t keep going, our crew brought me hot tea and honey all night, prayed for me, adjusted set lists and the sound in the room to make a space for my weak warbling whisper of a voice !
My spiritual director happened to be there from Nashville and prayed peace over me and my throat and my spirit , and I am here to report that encountered deep peace when it made absolutely NO sense at all to have it. I’ll never forget playing keys for Drew , while he sang my song , “Constellations”. I’ll never forget the kindness of that entire crowd as I limped my way through the night .
Thankful for my in-laws who were there and prayed for me, for my manager, who kept the hot water boiling & @lipton instant soup in a cup at the ready for me, for the IV nurse who last minute came to the venue to give me an infusion of fluids, and to every single person in the crowd who lifted me up with kindness and grace when I couldn’t really do my job. We had to cancel the show tonight in Winfield & I’m on vocal rest for 4 days, but NO damage to my voice thankfully .
Grateful for a living reminder last night that we don’t do life alone, and when we show up broken and honest, LOVE can meet us there! ✨
This verse always hits me deep. I think because I’ve had a LOT of seasons of crying out to God from the depths….depths of loneliness, depths of longing for people I love to be healed, depths of heartache, depths of depression, depths of feeling misunderstood. Have you been there? In the dark night of the soul when it feels like that morning won’t come? Long seasons of seemingly senseless loss and suffering, long seasons of life not turning out like you hoped it would, long seasons of feeling lost in the shadows of anxiety, worry , and depression.
Lord, have mercy. I think most of us know these seasons, and whenever I read this Psalm, it reminds me that I’m not alone in the dark nights of the soul. I hope it reminds you that you’re not alone too. As it turns out, the morning always comes, and God always hears our cries for mercy. For me , God doesn’t always answer my prayers in the way that I’ve hoped He would, but He does hear me and meet me , even when I’m in the lowest and darkest valleys. I hope these words remind you that God hears you too.
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I’ll never forget singing this melody for the first time. I was in the mountains, serving at a Young Life camp, while nursing my third baby, and trying to parent, and sing, and connect with the hundreds of precious high school kids who were at the camp that week. I was exhausted. I was dropping all kinds of balls, and while I was pumping ( sorry if this is too many details.ha!) I just started to cry. My guitar player, Julie, had just sent me this beautiful guitar part on a text message, and I remember listening to it and taking a deep breath. As I did, I happened to glance out the window…literal mountains all around me! Suddenly Psalm 121 came to mind, so I looked it up and started singing this song while I was still pumping. It was a deep comfort to me to remember in that season, while I was stretched really thin, that my help comes from the Lord.
I am SO often the person who tries to pull it together and pull through in my own strength. I got a “can do” attitude from my mom that I love, but it often I let that spirit prevent me from acknowledging that I really do need help, from others, and from the Lord. I’m so grateful for the grace in moments when I come to the end of myself, because it is often in those thin and worn out, desperate, places that I encounter the beauty of the abundance of God’s love and grace.
I don’t know what you’re carrying today, but I pray this song reminds you that you never have to carry anything alone. I hope it reminds you to lift your eyes to the hills and remember where your help comes from.
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Y’all, I am blown away by all of the love for “Where Can I Go – Psalm 139” so far!!!! I recorded this live performance a little while back and the entire video is out on @youtube if you want to check it out! This verse has meant so much to me over the years, and I’d love for you to comment below and tell me what it means to you. 🤎
I have tasted and seen God’s goodness over and over again, and I can’t help but sing about it. So grateful for the sturdy love of God and for the place of refuge He has been more me all these years.
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There is no greater honor to an artist than hearing a crowd roar back the song to those of us onstage.
So grateful for each one of who have come to see us play.
“He is not here; He is risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
This is the story of Easter. Our hope is grounded in an empty grave. And yet, our hearts ache and break and long for a day when every tear shall be wiped away. This is a heavy week in Nashville, TN. Our bodies remember the awful way we had to wait to see if our loved ones or families that we knew and loved were affected forever by the shooting at the Covenant School. Many of us have been grieving the painful loss of loved ones taken senselessly and far too soon for a whole year now. Please pray for us. March 27th is the year anniversary of that tragic, tragic day, and here we are in holy week. What a wild and heavy combination … some of our cities’ deepest sorrow is mingling this week with the most raw and beautiful story that I know. The story of how Jesus willingly entered suffering to make a way for us to all understand this beautiful truth:
As deep as the pain can take us, Love’s a deeper well.
Thank you @singscripture for this special verse request, I loved singing it!
If you’re interested in more scripture devotions and memory verse songs, I have an expanded edition of my devotional “Fighting Words” coming April 16th and a record of Psalms called “All Of My Days” coming April 12th!!! Pre-order now 🤎
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I love good food. Anyone else? I am HERE for all the flavors, for the dishes I’ve never tried before. I love to eat. And here’s the thing, God sets a banquet table of goodness for our souls each day. We’re invited. We can eat our fill and be satisfied with the richest of fare. So many days, I forget. I think I’m on my own. I think I have to muster up enough energy or goodness or love, when He’s sitting there with a full banquet table just ready for me to come sit and be filled up in every way I need to be.
Oh that I would taste and see more often. Every time, I remember. Every time I come to that beautiful table set lavishly with His love, to His word, or even breathe a prayer of desperation, I am met with mercy, grace, kindness, and love abounding. I am carried when I can’t carry on. I am satisfied when my soul is hungry. My thirst for goodness and peace is quenched.
So bring your parched mouth and soul today to the goodness of God. Stumble and trip into His presence. He has more than enough for you and for me.
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How cool is this?!? I’m on a billboard in downtown Nashville thanks to @amazonmusic!!!! Thank you SO much @amazonmusic for all of your support for my new single Where Can I Go – Psalm 139!!! 🤎
Yesterday we were at @thepolktheatre in Lakeland, Florida for the first time and we found out Elvis had played the same venue in the 50s!! The staff showed us the greenroom he had used and later on I snuck back up there to play this song. Life always looks a little brighter when love songs are singing us through the days!! ✨
Would love to know some of your favorite love songs that help keep your hearts full ❤️❤️❤️
When your five-year-old sees Thor for the very first time.
Hey friends!
If you are looking for last-minute Easter basket books that will help remind your children who made them and what they were made for, I’d love for you to check out my kids books – Who Sang The First Song? and Don’t Forget To Remember and their companion kid’s music – Sing: Creation Songs and Sing: Remembering Songs!!!
My hope for these books and these songs is that they will help children and the adults in their lives pay attention to the song that creation is singing each day. There are countless clues that point us to the truth, and my hope is that these books will be like a treasure map to help us all discover and remember the wonders of God’s love for us.
Hey friends!
If you are looking for last-minute Easter basket books that will help remind your children who made them and what they were made for, I’d love for you to check out my kids books – Who Sang The First Song? and Don’t Forget To Remember and their companion kid’s music – Sing: Creation Songs and Sing: Remembering Songs!!!
My hope for these books and these songs is that they will help children and the adults in their lives pay attention to the song that creation is singing each day. There are countless clues that point us to the truth, and my hope is that these books will be like a treasure map to help us all discover and remember the wonders of God’s love for us.
Hey friends!
If you are looking for last-minute Easter basket books that will help remind your children who made them and what they were made for, I’d love for you to check out my kids books – Who Sang The First Song? and Don’t Forget To Remember and their companion kid’s music – Sing: Creation Songs and Sing: Remembering Songs!!!
My hope for these books and these songs is that they will help children and the adults in their lives pay attention to the song that creation is singing each day. There are countless clues that point us to the truth, and my hope is that these books will be like a treasure map to help us all discover and remember the wonders of God’s love for us.
Hey friends!
If you are looking for last-minute Easter basket books that will help remind your children who made them and what they were made for, I’d love for you to check out my kids books – Who Sang The First Song? and Don’t Forget To Remember and their companion kid’s music – Sing: Creation Songs and Sing: Remembering Songs!!!
My hope for these books and these songs is that they will help children and the adults in their lives pay attention to the song that creation is singing each day. There are countless clues that point us to the truth, and my hope is that these books will be like a treasure map to help us all discover and remember the wonders of God’s love for us.
I got to gather with my incredible label team at @capitolcmg last week to talk about my new album and devotional, and play through some of the new music. It was so special getting to share the journey behind the making of both of these projects with the people who are helping me share them with the world. But what I was not expecting is that my @capitolcmg team AND my book publisher team at @lifeway surprised me by commemorating some incredible milestones I didn’t even know I had achieved! 500 million music streams and 500,000 book copies sold. Those numbers mean that I have had the humbling privilege of singing and holding onto the truth alongside you! How AMAZING is that?!? I can still hardly believe it. But I know neither of these accomplishments would have been possible without your support. Thank you for listening, thank you for buying my books, and thank you for helping me share the hope of the gospel with so many people. 🤎
This last week on tour has been a whirlwind. We had some great days on the road with our good friend and producer @casoncooley writing new songs and dreaming about a new music project. Our crew on this tour is a lot of fun. Thanks @_adamdavis_ , @s.grantparker , @jacthompsonmusic , @kt.sura , and @mdugan123 for taking such good care of us, our family, and our fans. Last 3 shows start tonight with sold out shows in Auburn and Huntsville!!
Roadtripping back home after a week full of adventure in Colorado. Thankful for the memories made , for snow covered mountains, for a full family ski with Riv on his own for the first time, for sweet family, old and new friends @trailwestlodge , for Young Life , and a chance to be a camper with my family this week and watch @brendanabernathy play amazing tunes and let Jim Branch fill up our hearts, and laugh hard at skits and games (arm wrestling champs in our family @trazodesign & @nerichardson1 & bucket game champ @sam_holcomb !) . Skiing with my nieces and nephews and in laws on Drew’s side was an absolute blast too.
To also keep it real here…..no trip is without its stresses (me and riv sliding off the ski lift & them having to STOP it entirely to get us back on😅 /mild quarrels amongst siblings and me drew/the workout it is to get a 5yr old dressed for skiing/last minute decisions to leave the trip a bit early to out-drive a snow storm/fixing our car’s gas tank door with duct tape after having to break it to get it open) but ALL of that is worth it. To use @drewholcombmusic’s dad’s phrase, “We put some money in the memory bank” this week, and I’m so grateful. Full tank of a heart. Very sore legs. Lifetime memories made ! Thx @drewholcombmusic , @trazodesign , @nerichardson1 , @sam_holcomb , @kristiesholcomb for the good times and @younglife too! If you had spring break, I hope it was restful , and if not, I hope you find rest and fun with people you love in some way this weekend !
SO excited for this New Music and the extended version of my devotional to be available for pre-order now !! More than anything else in my career, people have asked me to record the scripture songs I’ve posted in this little corner of Instagram. Thousands upon thousands of requests in the comments, direct messages, emails, asking for me to put these little melodies carrying the truth in a place where they could be streamed and carried along as people go about the business of being humans in a weary world.
It’s a temporary stay here on earth for all of us , but my hope is that these melodies carrying the promises of God would help lift our eyes to the hills to remember where our help comes from and where our true and eternal home is. We have something more steady to hold onto than the ebbs and flows of our days…the goodness and mercy and love of God.
Hey y’all! I’m so excited about the release of the deluxe version of Fighting Words. I can’t believe it’s only a month away!! To celebrate this upcoming release, I’m offering a special sneak peek to my upcoming Psalms album, All Of My Days, to anyone that has pre-ordered the new book! All you need is proof of purchase and I’ll send a link to TWO new songs. Pre-orders are so important for us authors and every single one makes a BIG difference. To get your sneak peek, head to the link in my bio. 🤎
