| "Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song)" | ||||
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| Single by MercyMe | ||||
| from the album Almost There | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Ivy Park, The Indigo Room, Paradise Sound, IBC Studios | |||
| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | INO records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Bryson, Nathan Cochran, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, Robby Shaffer | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Kipley | |||
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"Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song)" (sometimes called "Bless Me Indeed") is a song by Christian rock band MercyMe. Written by the band and produced by Pete Kipley, it was released as the lead single from the band's 2001 album Almost There. The song was written at the request of the band's record label, who wanted to produce a song based on the popular book The Prayer of Jabez (2000). Although the band did not want to write it at first, they eventually relented and recorded it.
Lyrically, "Bless Me Indeed" asks God for blessing, paralleling Jabez's prayer in 1 Chronicles. It received a mixed to positive response from critics; lead singer Bart Millard has since described it as one of the band's worst songs. The song did not perform well at Christian radio, peaking at number 27 on the Radio & Records Christian AC chart, leading to initial album sales that were lower than expected.