Music Review | “The Blessing/Thanks Be To God” By Travis Cottrell feat. Skye Reedy

With a passion for people and all things musical, Randy…

Veteran worship leader and composer Travis Cottrell is putting his trademark vocals on the world-embraced anthem “The Blessing.” Once again blending the Scripture-based song with a song from his When the Stars Burn Down recording, Cottrell also partners in this offering by blending his voice with worship leader Skye Reedy.

The mashup provides an exclamation point to a near-perfect song and the blending flows seamlessly. It also serves to bring attention to the lesser-known “Thanks Be to Our God,” a song that certainly needs to be emphasized.

In a lower key, this anthem blend would be perfect for a moment of reflection/benediction in your church’s service.

More: This song is a great blending of blessing and gratitude.

Less: At a 6:32 run time, this might be a bit on the long side for some congregations.

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Randy Cross

With a passion for people and all things musical, Randy joined Trinity’s staff in September 2002. He and his wife Tammy have been married since 1986. Their family includes 3 daughters, 1 son, 3 grandsons, and 1 granddaughter. “Worship as a lifestyle” is the driving philosophy to Randy’s ministry at Trinity. He serves as support personnel in the multigenerational ministries of Trinity in an effort to show others that “worship” involves more than just the musical aspects that are so many oftentimes associated with the word. He is a member of the Arkansas Master’Singers, where he sings tenor and plays french horn. Randy also plays french horn and trumpet in the ASU-Beebe, Symphonic band. He can be seen on his Youtube channel Cross & Kin and is the author of the weekly blog Tuesday’s Musical Notes.