A new video of Keith Urban performing “God Whispered Your Name” while at the Grand Ole Opry just came out, and it is STUNNING. Keith, who has been an Opry member since 2012, sang the song, his current single, while performing to an empty venue, due to COVID-19.
“God Whispered Your Name” is from Keith’s upcoming The Speed of Now Part 1. The record will be available on September 18.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H0iYB4Ft9M
“‘God Whispered Your Name’ really spoke to me the very first time I heard it,” Keith previously said (via UMG). “The opening line: ‘I was so cold and lost / and nothing seemed to ring true,’ God, I know that place so well. The rest of the song unfolded, and I just followed it every step of the way. At the end of the day if I’m gonna record a song that I didn’t write, like this one, then it’s gonna be a song that speaks to me really strongly.
“And ‘God Whispered Your Name’ absolutely spoke to me and tells my journey in such a profound way,” he continued. “Going through a season in life of being very lost and lonely and confused and not knowing how to get out of that, and then the chorus hits — ‘God Whispered Your Name’ and everything starts to open up and become clear. And that second verse when it said, ‘I can feel the sunshine for the first time in a while,’ again, it just went right to the core of me. And (it was) the most extraordinary song, and I just knew right then and there I had to get into the studio and record it.”
Keith recently performed a surprise show for healthcare workers, at a drive-in theater located just outside of Nashville, and hints he may do more of those in the future, at least until it safe for fans to gather in a large number again.
“We’re going to figure it out,” Keith told Billboard. “I’m not going to stay home! … We’re in the midst of talking about how and where and when and all the rest of it. I think there’s even potential other modes that haven’t been explored yet. I’m interested in all of it right now. I tell you one thing, this has brought out an extraordinary creativity in a lot of people of how to do things, how to rethink the way we approach so much of what we do. A lot of us have gotten crazy creative in the last few months. Necessity is the mother of invention.”
This week’s Grand Ole Opry performance will feature Chris Janson, Chris Young and Brett Young, and will be hosted by Bobby Bones. Find more information, including ways to watch online, at Opry.com.