Christafari - The Blessing Lyrics
Lyrics
The Lord Bless you
And Keep you
Make His Face Shine upon you
And be Gracious to you
The Lord Turn His
Face Toward you
And Give you Peace
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
The Lord Bless you
And Keep you
Make His Face Shine upon you
And be Gracious to you
The Lord Turn His
Face Toward you
And Give you Peace
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
Ohh Lord (insert)
Yeah Yeah (insert)
May His Favor be upon you
And a Thousand Generations
Your Family and your Children
And their Children
And their Children
May His Presence go before you
And Behind you,
And Beside you
All around you and within you
He is with you, He is with you
In the Morning, in the Evening
In your Coming
And your Going
In your Weeping and Rejoicing
He is for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
He’s for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
Alright, May the good Lord bless you. May He keep you, give you grace.
And may He shine His light so brightly upon your face.
May the Lord God bless you bless you.
Turn His face with grace and bless you.
Give you peace and keep you and bless you.
Favor upon you, Face shine upon you.
Pour it down all over upon my sons and daughters.
Until my cup runs over.
Make it flow like a water - cho
Jesus me feel Your love
And You a give me sweet blessings from above - I say
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
May His Favor be upon you
And a Thousand Generations
Your Family and your Children
And their Children
And their Children
May His Presence go before you
And Behind you,
And Beside you
All around you and within you
He is with you, He is with you
In the Morning, in the Evening
In your Coming
And your Going
In your Weeping and Rejoicing
He is for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
He’s for you, He is for you
He is for you, He is for you
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
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ARTISTS:
Mark Mohr, Avion Blackman, Ziza Forever Mohr, Renato Taimes, Nikita Carter, Markus Luigi Ritchie, Justin Nalimu, Nengo Vieira, Joshua Aaron, Vanessa Quai, Papa San, Pedro Kelly, Matamba Fyah Lion, Shannon Bueno, Alysia Norales, Arpana Joseph, Caleb Flores, Christelle Drean, Daniel Charelli, Samuel Charelli, David Fohe, Denis McLean, Sidina Gope-Fenepej, Emrand Henry, Gab Ramos, Gino Manix Belloguet, Guryel Ali, Harold Chaala, Israel Dejene, Ivana Novakova, Jose Palacios, Joy Alamos, Luis Cordero, Karlos Valle, Kawaiola Yaris, Kawehena Williams, Kepha Charles, Makamae Auwae, Mitchelle Santiago, Narsinga Bobbili, Thabata Oliver, Tim Linnard, Uzielle Bhookhun, Cesar Triana, Alfredo Tanabria, Ricardo Gautier, Nikeylon Ali, Juan Esteban Salgado, Diana Correa, Paola Arango, Pepe Mesias, Oscar Faundez, Jarttom Alonso Espino Lobaton
DANCERS:
Students of Dance Academy How To Dance in Curacao
Natascha Pors (teacher)
Marie Cristine Job, Jurnailis Doran, Paola Cova, Xiovana Cova, Tatiana Freitas, Kimberly Francisca , Suneïsha Martin, Ruchama Suly, Tessa Tjong A Hung, Janelle Kerman, Thaliana Martina
CAST:
Gabriela Vellasco, Ryan Griffin, Alejandra Lozano, Margaret Mohr, Mario Trujillo, Erika Larissa Tang, Benjamin Tang, Trinity Faasua, Carolina Sobral, Nathan T. Esser, Tatiana, Lucas Gutierrez, Connor Lott, Stefano DiPadua, Carlos Enriquez, Hector Arthur Rivera, Brigitte Hendriks, David Courtney, Karen Courtney, Gregg "Triple G" Lancer
Written and directed by Benjamin Tang (all through video calls on Zoom!)
Executive produced by Mark Mohr
Produced by Erika Larissa Tang, Nikita Carter and Benjamin Tang
Filmed by the artists themselves, their friends and the following camera operators:
Sammy Sagar
Colynary Media
Luis Eduardo Juarez
Trinity Faasua
Markus Luigi Ritchie
Beverly Mathilda
Lensley Joseph
Edited by Benjamin Tang
Video
CHRISTAFARI: The Blessing (THE WORLD) Reggae cover [Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes Song]
Meaning & Inspiration
When I look at a setlist, I’m always asking if the song pulls the people toward the altar or if it just keeps them circling their own internal state. Christafari’s take on "The Blessing" is an interesting study in shifting the rhythm of a standard.
The original text, pulled straight from Numbers 6:24–26, is a priestly benediction. It wasn't written to be a self-help anthem; it was God’s instruction for Aaron to put His name on the people. When Christafari moves this into a reggae cadence, something happens to the weight of the words. The repetition of "He is for you" starts to feel less like a clinical doctrine and more like a stubborn, rhythmic truth that you have to lean into.
"He is for you, in your weeping and rejoicing." That line catches me. Most of the time, we’re comfortable singing about God being for us when things are going well. But standing at the front of a room on a Tuesday night, looking at a congregation that is often exhausted, the idea that His presence is as much in the "weeping" as it is in the "coming and going" is heavy. It forces us to stop treating grace like a reward for good behavior and start viewing it as a constant, surrounding reality.
From a technical standpoint, this isn't the easiest thing to lead. The melodic range in "The Blessing" can be a bear for a non-professional choir, and sometimes the urge to "perform" the big notes overshadows the quiet, benedictory nature of the text. When the music strips away, are we left with the prayer, or just the memory of the melody?
The "Landing" here is the benediction itself. If we get it right, the congregation shouldn't leave feeling entertained; they should leave feeling marked. The lyric "May His Presence go before you / And behind you" turns the song into a spatial reality. It’s not just "God is near." It’s "God is blocking my exit and my entrance." It’s a bit claustrophobic, honestly—in a good way. It suggests that there is no escape from His gaze, which is both a terrifying thought and the only thing that actually provides peace in a chaotic week.
Still, I wonder if we’ve over-familiarized this song. We sing it so often that the "Thousand Generations" line can become a platitude rather than a realization of the weight of legacy. Are we actually praying for our children, or are we just following the prompt on the screen? If the music stops and the "Amen" isn't sincere, we're just making noise. But if we can hold onto the truth that He is "for us" even when we feel like we are against ourselves, then this simple benediction does exactly what it was meant to do: it stops us, turns our eyes, and leaves us under the weight of a Name that isn't our own.