**Matt Redman // Writing 10,000 Reasons with Jonas Myrin // Premier Christian Radio — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Matt Redman recounts how the worship song '10,000 Reasons' came together late one night with co-writer Jonas Myrin, who insisted on sharing a melody idea that quickly sparked lyrics.

## Key Takeaways

- Simple melodies can be highly effective in congregational worship.
- Creative breakthroughs can come unexpectedly, even from persistent collaborators' ideas.
- Songs can flow quickly in the moment and still benefit from later refinement.

## What the video covers

- Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin were songwriting together in a small chapel in Redman's village.
- Myrin repeatedly pressed to share a melody idea over several days, while Redman initially asked to focus on other work.
- Myrin eventually played the melody around 1:00 AM, and Redman immediately began writing lyrics.
- Some lyrics had already been drafted, and new lines were added in the moment.
- The song flowed out very quickly, though it was refined afterward.
- The song was only finished about a week before the album was recorded.
- Redman values the song's simplicity: it is not flashy or progressive, yet works well in worship settings.
- The song has brought Redman unusual momentum and encouragement, making it a standout in his career.
- The discussion is a brief, personal anecdote about the creative process behind a well-known worship song.

Answers

## Questions about this video

Who co-wrote the song '10,000 Reasons' according to this video?

Matt Redman discusses writing the song with Jonas Myrin. The two were songwriting together in a small chapel when the melody idea was shared.

How long did it take to finish the song?

The song came together very quickly in one late-night session. It was only fully finished about a week before the album was recorded, after some additional refinement.

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premier Christian radio it was very late one night we were in a little chapel in the village I live in and and we were songwriting and he kept saying to me all week we had been writing for a few days

00:18

Speaker A

hey I've got this melody idea it's like a course idea and I kept saying to him hey mate we've got so many things going all right let's just focus on them he's not really a pushy person and he kept

00:29

Speaker A

coming back and abettor forced time he said to me I really want to play this idea I thought I'm gonna break this little guy's heart if I don't say all right mate so it's like I've promised just like 1:00 in the morning he plays

00:39

Speaker A

me this thought and I immediately inspired some lyrics actually a couple of things we had written down already and then some new stuff and it was one of the fastest things we have a rope and just flowed out in that moment we did a

00:55

Speaker A

few things after to it but this was it we only finished it like a week before we recorded the the album so he kind of snuck in there and I think what I liked about it was this it has simplicity to

01:09

Speaker A

it there's nothing flashy about it nothing progressive but it seemed to work in worship and you know it's been a super encouraging I've never had had so much momentum around a song before it's been it's been a good year with that yeah

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Speaker A

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Topics: Matt Redman 10,000 Reasons Jonas Myrin worship songwriting Christian music songwriting process Premier Christian Radio worship music

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