Leanna Crawford modernizes a familiar passage of Scripture on her new single, “Still Waters (Psalm 23).” “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,” she sings. “He leads me by still waters ’til my fears are gone. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, oh, I know You are with me, my Father, my friend. Your goodness and mercy will follow me all of my days. I know by Your still waters, I’m safe.”
A balm for anxiety, “Still Waters (Psalm 23)” was inspired by Crawford’s great aunt, who, on the cusp of going blind in her 40s, decided to memorize the majority of the Bible. She even namechecks this heroine of faith in the passionate ballad’s first verse. “This song has been so special to me as it was inspired by my Great Aunt Maurine. I got to meet her at 103-years-old, and even then she could recite almost the entire Bible, and she was still impacting people all around her,” Crawford shares. “My hope and prayer with this song is that you will feel peace with these lyrics and be inspired to hold God’s Word deeply in your heart.”
Showcasing Crawford’s warm, inviting vocal and lyrical aptitude, “Still Waters (Psalm 23)” serves as the title-cut of the newcomer’s 14-track full-length debut. The Washington native filmed the selection’s cinematic music video in her home state and donated the profits from all album pre-sales to charity: water, a nonprofit that works to provide clean and safe drinking water to people all over the world.
Last year, the “Mean Girls” singer married NBA player Cody Zeller. An original song she wrote and performed for the first time at the couple’s wedding reception as a surprise for her husband — “Vow To Be Yours” — is also included on “Still Waters.”
