MŌRIAH's New Song Addresses God and His Relation to the Earth

By Timothy Yap Jun 11, 2023 07:37 AM EDT

MŌRIAH, the wife of for KING AND COUNTRY'S Joel Smallbone, is back with her brand new single "You Mean The World." The song is the second of several singles set to debut in the coming months from the multi-artist A New Heaven And A New Earth project that is slated to premiere winter 2023 / 2024.

"You Mean The World" is a song that speaks about God and his relation to the earth. MŌRIAH writes, "I was invited to write/produce a song about the earth & then perform it at #TheVatican in Rome, Italy."

"When something or someone is vulnerable and unprotected, the first responsibility is to care," says MŌRIAH. "I couldn't have written these lyrics if my heart didn't ache over the ways I've not taken that responsibility seriously in the past. The phrase 'you mean the world to me' is typically something I'd say to my family or a child. This is the same delicate care I want to attribute to the earth and its Creator."

Along with the single, MŌRIAH collaborated with up-and-coming director Phynley Joel to capture a companion video for "You Mean The World" in both Rome and Nashville, which is slated to release later this month.

Reflecting on when she was first asked to participle in this A New Heaven And A New Earth project, MŌRIAH reveals, "At the time, I was having honest conversations with some of my closest creative collaborators about the hole in our community of songwriters. One of the few things that unites every person on this planet is that our feet are all planted on the same spinning miracle. By nurturing nature, we're caring for each other."

MŌRIAH's single follows the debut, A New Heaven And A New Earth track from GRAMMY® nominated, Dove Award-winning Building 429 lead vocalist Jason Roy. His "It's All Yours" released May 12 and was named on the Apple Christian Best New Songs list as well as featured on its New in Christian and Rise Up curated playlists.

Additional songs have been produced for the A New Heaven And A New Earth project by well-known Christian artists that felt led to participate, responding to the call to write and record a song on taking care of Creation. The songs, collectively covering rock, pop, hip hop, R&B, indie, folk/ Americana and more musical genres, are being released as singles monthly through November 17, 2023, with a full A New Heaven and A New Earth album slated to launch this coming winter.

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