He is the voice of maybe the best-known and maybe most-loved song in Christian contemporary music, “I Can Only Imagine.”
And this Friday, Nov. 21, Bart Millard of MercyMe will grace country music’s most famous stage, at the Grand Ole’ Opry in Nashville.
MercyMe will be backing up Millard as he sings “Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus,” from the “Hymned Again” project, as well as the band’s upcoming single “Finally Home” from its best-selling “All That is Within Me.”
Millard’s performance, his debut at the famed Ryman Auditorium, can be heard online at www.wsmonline.com.
MercyMe arrived with definite a bang six years ago, when “I Can Only Imagine” was an instant hit.
Millard’s rich, lustrous voice can be heard on other hits that include “Word Of God Speak,” “In The Blink of an Eye,” “No More No Less” and “God With Us.”
The band, as part of its fall your, also has been broadcasting all of the shows online on its own “MercyMe TV.”
MercyMeTV is available at mercyme.org/blog/mmtv, and the site also features a full tour schedule.