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"How Great Thou Art" by Gethsemane Instrumental: Wordless Melodies for Healing and Connection


From an early age, John Long has been involved in music in multiple capacities. He is a singer, songwriter, and studio producer at Arrow Point Studio in Kansas City. He is known around the world through his success on the Fiverr platform. John leads worship with Revive Music at the Revive Church in Kansas City. 

Gethsemane Instrumental - How Great Thou ArtThe Hymn Devotional (Vol. 1) EP is the start of a new project called Gethsemane Instrumental. John shares, "Wordless melodies are often what help people connect to the Holy Spirit in their secret place. This project aims to aid that connection with songs that are made for and made by secret place encounter. 

Our lives are better when we spend time with the Lord alone, not just on Sunday morning. Healing is found in that place. Comfort in grief is found there. Fulfillment like you've never known is there. I pray this project helps people connect to all of those things, but also helps deepen a real relationship with Jesus."

The EP is a collection of slowed instrumental renditions of 4 well-known hymns (plus an extended version of each hymn). These tracks are beautifully made and have been slowed down to 50–60 bpm.

  • How Great Thou Art
  • Holy, Holy, Holy
  • Turn Your Eyes
  • I Love You Lord
  • How Great Thou Art (Extended)
  • Holy, Holy, Holy (Extended)
  • Turn Your Eyes (Extended)
  • I Love You Lord (Extended)


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