The Blessing Chords

by Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes - Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Steven Furtick


Intro
B   E   B/D#   F
G#m   E   B/D#   F   B


Verse 
B                 E
The Lord bless you and keep you
B/D#                 F#sus
Make His face shine upon you
                   G#m
And be gracious to you
                 E
The Lord turn His face toward you
B/D#  F#sus    B
And   give you peace
 
 
Interlude 
B         Bsus
 

Chorus 
G#m7  E
A  -  men
 B
Amen
 F#
Amen
 

Verse 
B                 E
The Lord bless you and keep you
B/D#                 F#sus
Make His face shine upon you
                   G#m
And be gracious to you
                 E
The Lord turn His face toward you
B/D#  F#sus    B
And   give you peace
 

Chorus x2
 

Interlude 
G#m7         E         B         F#
 

Bridge 1 
        G#m7
May His favor be upon you
      E
And a thousand generations
         B
And your family and your children
          F#
And their children and their children
        G#m7
May His favor be upon you
      E
And a thousand generations
         B
And your family and your children
          F#
And their children and their children
 
 
Bridge 2 
        G#m7
May His presence go before you
    E
And behind you and beside you
    B
All around you and within you
      F#
He is with you he is with you
       G#m7
In the morning in the evening
        E
In your coming and your going
        B
In your weeping and rejoicing
      F#
He is for you He is for you
 
 
Tag 
      G#m7
He is for you He is for you
      E
He is for you He is for you
      B
He is for you He is for you
      F#
He is for you He is for you
 
 
Chorus
 
 
Bridge 3 
        G#m7
May His favor be upon you
      E
And a thousand generations
         B
And your family and your children
          F#
And their children and their children
        G#m7
May His presence go before you
    E
And behind you and beside you
    B
All around you and within you
      F#
He is with you he is with you
       G#m7
In the morning in the evening
        E
In your coming and your going
        B
In your weeping and rejoicing
      F#
He is for you He is for you

The Blessing Lyrics:

Verse
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

Chorus
A - men
Amen
Amen

Verse
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

Chorus x2

Bridge 1
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children and their children
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children and their children

Bridge 2
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

Tag
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you
He is for you He is for you

Chorus

Bridge 3
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And 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

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About This Song

“The Blessing” by Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, and Cody Carnes is a worship song centered on blessing, peace, family, generations, and the presence of God. It is commonly used as a benediction song or closing worship song because its gentle, prayer-like lyrics give the congregation a powerful way to receive and declare God’s favor over their lives, families, and future generations.

  • Artist: Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes
  • Authors: Cody Carnes, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Kari Jobe Carnes
  • Original Key: B
  • Suggested Worship Key: A with capo 2
  • Album: Graves Into Gardens
  • CCLI Song Number: 7147007
  • Meter: 4/4
  • Tempo: Slow
  • Common Themes: blessing, peace, family, generations, presence
  • Best For: benediction, closing worship, prayer, family services, dedication
  • Difficulty: Easy to moderate

Last reviewed by: Clara Gibson