Gladly

It goes without saying that if I should ever find myself with a knife pressed to my throat, urging me to denounce my seven-year devotion towards the country-crooning, God-fearing, goose bump-inducing, Carrie Underwood (some might even add mouth-watering) and pledge my allegiance to Taylor Swift instead (or any other country crooner for that matter), let it be known that I won't be sporting a turtle neck for the occasion.

Excuse the bloody allegory, but here's why.

In the immediate video below, Underwood can be seen (and more importantly, heard) belting out the chorus to "Blessed Be Your Name"! As in "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman, as in "Blessed Be Your Name" - the one tearfully sung during my friend's wake, as in "Blessed Be Your Name" - one of my life's most pivotal pick-me-up anthems, as in "Blessed Be Your Name" - "Blessed Be Your Name"!

I know, I know. You're thinking yeah sure, that's pretty cool. But surely that doesn't call for all that self-sacrificing commitment bull earlier. I suppose you're right.

Still, it's such an amazing thing to see your favourite artiste singing a song like that. Now of course she did "How Great Thou Art", but "Blessed Be Your Name"? That's close to home.

So fine, you don't think the first video was that big of a deal. But if you think that's all the ammo I've got in my arsenal, you couldn't be further from the truth. Watch the next one!

I KNOW RIGHT!

Underwood stars as a youth group leader in the feature film, "Soul Surfer" (both videos are from the film), based on the life of Bethany Hamilton, a champion surfer who manages with only one arm.

And that whole life perspective thing? Complete with Scripture verse some more!

*Giggles*

I hate being called a "fanboy" for anything, but for Underwood, I'd say, "gladly".