‘Yahweh’ is the new single from Texas-based band Leeland which was inspired by Edwin Hatch’s 1878 hymn “Breath Of God”.

After introducing their upcoming album, ‘City of God’, with four boundary-pushing singles, they now introduce a highly congregational, anthemic, and expansive track.

The simplicity of this sung prayer was one that Leeland resonated with, “Though having seen and done much in the past 17 years, I still find myself coming back to Jesus and asking for His breath again and again,” frontman Leeland Mooring said.

‘Yahweh’ follows the band’s passion for theologically charged songs and was inspired by them diving deep into the first and oldest name revealing the Lord in the Scriptures: Yahweh.

The original spelling shows the words without vowels – YHWH – as a reminder of the utter holiness of our God. It also mimics breathing, the most basic need for human life, which Leeland expound on in a worshipful call to praise the God who sustains our lives.

“The very act of breathing is speaking God’s name. The beauty of that is, God breathed into creation so that we could breathe out His name,” Mooring adds.

Leeland hopes their new single becomes a song that inspires the Church to come to the altar again, “To that place of prayer and encounter with the same God who breathed into the dirt and said, ‘it is good’,” Mooring concludes.

‘Yahweh’ is an intricate track, making space for the Church to join their voice and God-breathed worship back unto him.

Leeland is a Christian rock band from Baytown, Texas. The band was formed in 2004, although lead singer Leeland Mooring had been writing songs beforehand.

Leeland consists of Leeland Mooring and Casey Moore.

Lead singer Leeland Mooring wrote his first song, “Shine,” at the age of 11.

After giving a successful performance of the song at a church in Illinois, the Mooring family began touring the United States.

When he was 14, Mooring entered into Embassy Music’s Ultimate Talent Search contest in Nashville, Tennessee, becoming a finalist in the songwriting and artist divisions.

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