Worship Song by Phil King Named Official Anthem ‘To Heal Divided America’
America Reads the Bible will feature “Heal Our Land” as a solemn prayer of intercession for America… ‘from sea to shining sea.’
Phil King, Psalmist and Author of “Heal Our Land”
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. (October 2, 2025) – America Reads the Bible, a weeklong cover to cover Bible reading event for our nation’s 250th birthday featuring celebrities, politicians, ministry leaders and various other Americans reading through the entire Bible, has named “Heal Our Land” by Phil King as its official worship anthem.
The announcement comes during Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement — a sacred time of fasting, prayer, and repentance. At a moment when many are grieving the recent assassination of Christian activist Charlie Kirk and witnessing rising violence in schools and churches across the nation, the song offers a timely call to seek God’s mercy and renewal.
“I believe God has placed a door before us that we can step through right now and see massive generational change take place in our nation,” said King, a modern-day psalmist, fervent about writing and singing soulful songs that point people to Jesus.
King wrote the song “Heal Our Land” as a solemn prayer of intercession for America and worked with director Josh Franer to produce the visually stunning music video.
“The people of God must take responsibility for ‘our sins are so many and so great’,” says King whose song is based on 2 Chronicles 7:14 in the Bible.
“From sea to shining sea, pour out your mercy…heal our land, heal our cities, heal our people,” the lyrics repeat as a humble petition to God.
Christians Engaged Founder and President Bunni Pounds, whose ministry serves as the architect behind America Reads the Bible and producer of the “Heal our Land” music video, expressed heartfelt gratitude to King for lending his timely anthem to this watershed moment.
“As the Jewish people celebrate Yom Kippur, their holiest day of the year with fasting, prayer, and repentance, I know your touching lyrics will stir the hearts of all Americans to consider the times that we live in, turn back to the Word of God and cry out to God to heal our land,” said Pounds.
Designed as an invitation for people across the nation to reflect on the Bible’s historic role in American life and its ongoing relevance today, America Reads the Bible was inspired by the biblical prophet Ezra, who read Scriptures aloud to the Israelites.
In a similar spirit, more than 420 national leaders from diverse communities and spheres of influence – including actress Candace Cameron Bure who was recently named a national spokesperson – will narrate the Bible live at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC April 19-25, 2025, with an opening celebration on April 18. Simultaneously, Great American Pure Flix will produce, distribute and livestream the event from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. over seven days.
King is the former worship pastor at Christ for the Nations Institute and Gateway Church in Texas. He has sung and played on records and during live events with Michael W. Smith, Danny Gokey, Lauren Daigle, and Francesca Battistelli with whom he performed his pro-life anthem “Not Forgotten” at “Alive From New York," an event produced in 2019 by Focus on the Family in Times Square. Recently, Phil became worship pastor at Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas, where he and his wife moved to raise their young twins.
For more information about the worship ministry of Phil King and his song, “Heal Our Land,” visit https://www.philkingmusic.com/ and for information and to register for America Reads the Bible, visit AmericaReadsTheBible.com.
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