Melissa Helser revealed in an Instagram post that it was the first time they sang the song to Jaxon since recovering and being released from the hospital. Music videos īethel Music released the live music video of 'Raise a Hallelujah' with Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser leading the song during a worship service at Bethel Church through their YouTube channel on January 3, 2019. 1 Christian Airplay chart entry for Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser, reaching the peak on the August 24-dated chart. 'Raise a Hallelujah' became the first No. 8 because of substantial gains in radio airplay, the feat being achieved after spending 19 weeks on the chart. Billboard reported that 'Raise a Hallelujah' broke through the top ten of the Hot Christian Songs chart, debuting at No. It concurrently debuted on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart at No. 28 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated January 19, 2019, as published by Billboard. Commercial performance įollowing the song's release as a promotional single, 'Raise a Hallelujah' made its debut at No. The vocal range of the singers spans from A♭ 3 to B♭ 4. 'Raise a Hallelujah' is composed in the key of D♭ with a moderate rock tempo of 82 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4Ĥ. The song then impacted Christian radio in the United States on March 15, 2019. The studio-recorded version of 'Raise a Hallelujah' was released in digital format on March 8, 2019.

Joel Taylor also indicated in his interview with Faithwire that the song was never planned to be on the album, calling the song's inclusion on the album was a 'last minute decision,' and noted that it was being prepared for a nationwide radio debut. Over time, Jaxon fully recovered from the sickness. Joel Taylor, in an interview with Faithwire, shared that Jonathan David Helser had then recorded what was an almost complete song and sent it to him, which he then played over Jaxon, who was lying in a hospital bed, from his phone repeatedly. coli infection, and was in a life-threatening situation.

The song was born out of a spontaneous moment in worship and prayer as the Helsers processed and responded to the news that Jaxon Taylor, the son of Bethel Music chief executive officer Joel Taylor, had contracted Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) which had been caused by an E. 'Raise a Hallelujah' was initially released by Bethel Music on January 4, 2019, as one of four promotional singles from Victory (2019), in the lead-up to its release which was slated for January 25, 2019.

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