In the 24th edition of Music Lifts (2023), weโre uplifted by Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin performing, โBless Me.โ
Welcome to Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐, a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.ย Featured songs arenโt genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better โ be LIFTED to new heights!ย So, for the 24th edition of Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ (2023), we highlight ๐ต โBless Meโ as performed by ๐ Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin.
โOne, two, three / Bless me!โ Say that, say that, ๐ Kirk Franklin.ย It is safe to say, The highly decorated gospel extraordinaire kicks off ๐ต โBless Meโ with a bang on the intro.ย โBless Me,โ which appears on the 2022 album, ๐ฟ Kingdom Book One, finds Franklin collaborating with one of contemporary gospelโs hottest collectives, ๐ Maverick City Music. Franklin, who has a superb pen, composed and produced this uplifting joint which petitions God for blessings and favor, while also characterizing Him (The Great I Am) as โOur victory.โ As always, with a Kirk Franklin song, there is a great message โ one that endures and is transcendent.
Franklin, of course, when it comes to the performance, plays the role of choir director, pastor, and hype man. Heโs almost like the energy guy โ the sixth man on the basketball ๐ team who can light a spark! ย He gets his biggest role on the chorus, where heโs, well โa bucketโ ๐! He leads the charge with lines like, โPersecuted, not abandonedโ and โBecause Jehovahโs by my side,โ to which The Mav City Gospel Choir respond, โWe got everything we need.โ Of course, the choir does the heavy lifting, singing the infectious melody on the verses spiritually and soulfully.ย โBless me, bless me, bless me, God, Indeed / Death has been defeated, He is our victory,โ the collective asserts in the first verse, adding, โGod, not just for me / But so everybody around me can have everything we need.โ Yes, yes, yes ๐! ย In the second verse, the favor comes in, intact with a modulation (key change).ย More could be said about ๐ต โBless Meโ but honestly, this song of praise speaks for itself.ย If you need a serious lift, this song right here is sure to make you stronger ๐ช!
๐ Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin โข ๐ฟ Kingdom Book One โข ๐ท Maverick City Music / Tribl / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration โข ๐ 2022
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, โBless Meโ: Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ No. 24 (2023) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Maverick City Music / Tribl / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration; cottonbro studio, Itzelย Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]