It’s a breathtaking cover of a popular Christian hymn.
Amazing Grace is one of the most known hymns in the United States. It’s a hymn that you’ll often hear playing before a grand ceremony or any special event starts. And just like other hymns, it unites people from different nations, cultures, and beliefs.
This song has also been covered by many people, from amateurs up to professionals. Though we have heard countless renditions of this song, this one, in particular, is one of the purest covers that we have ever seen. With over 58 million views online, it’s one masterpiece that you’ll definitely watch over and over again.
Introducing the BYU Noteworthy
It’s a nine-member and all-female a capella group based in Provo, Utah. These talented ladies are from Brigham Young University. The group was founded in 2003 by BYU student Esther Yoder.
This cover of Amazing Grace was one of their most popular music videos, it won the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CARA) award for Best Religious Video.
This group consisted of members Allyssa Jex Blake, Sarah Cunha, Alyssa Flake, Alyssa Aramaki Hazen, Rachael Holt, Jessica McKay Johnson, Janae Klumpp, Tressa Roberts, and Taylor Whitlock Smith.
We guarantee their award-winning cover will lift your spirits to the highest.
A lady in the forest
Green and quiet, with some birds chirping in the background, the music took place in what it seems like a forest.
At first, only one lady was beautifully singing the intro while being accompanied by equally beautiful vocals in the background.
It’s a music video like no other as they managed to fuse the hymn with the ambiance of green nature.
Donning a clean, white dress, she belted out the first few lines of the song. After a few more seconds, the rest of the ladies finally appeared while being kissed by the rays of the setting sun.
They were all in white dresses and it almost looked like they were angels from the heavens.
The power of 9
Soon, they gathered together, dipped themselves into the flowing river, and sung straight from the heart. The melody, rhythm, harmony, timing, and blend are all on point! It doesn’t get any better than this, I think I can watch this video all day.
They lined up and crooned their respective parts. It was so unbelievably good that it almost felt like their voices gave me a hug, it’s spine-chilling!
A light in the dark
That’s what literally happened as the girls reached the final parts of the song. When the set turned into a cloud of darkness, they brought us light, just like what the lyrics of the song imply:
First stanza:
“Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see”
Fourth stanza:
“When we’ve been there
Ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We’ll have no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun”
Apart from their amazing vocals, the cinematography also nailed it!
From the venue, the time the music video was taken, costumes, props, etc. Everything was well planned and flawlessly executed. We can only imagine the tremendous amount of work put into it just to make the video world-class!
It’s a timely song
It’s a song that will lift people’s spirits, especially those who are troubled by the pandemic. The song will bring us closer to God and lift our faiths higher to Him.
In fact, some online viewers are getting strength and inspiration from this beautiful piece.
One user commented:
“My mom tested positive for the covid-19, I pray and hope she recovers from it. Please keep her and the other patients in your prayers. This song is beautiful, God loves us all and always will. God bless. Stay safe!”
While this one couldn’t agree more:
“I came here after learning lots of lessons during this quarantine. This song is my testimony and I’m so thankful because of God’s grace I’m still here making my faith more stronger. I hope I can keep my faith to Him more stronger especially my personal relationship to God. Reading the comments here also shows that God is truly amazing and his love is really eternal. God Bless everyone.”
We all have the same prayers, we are all hoping for this pandemic to end and that everyone sick becomes completely healed.
We just have to keep praying and always believe in Him and His “Amazing Grace.”
Watch the video below to see BYU Noteworthy’s splendidly beautiful cover of the song.
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