What if the best way to hide God's Word in your heart was to sing it? Verses turns entire Bible passages into original songs — word-for-word from Scripture — performed by a diverse roster of worship artists, making memorization feel less like homework and more like worship.^1
Founded in 2010 by worship pastors Ryan Gikas and Joel Limpic, the project began as a weekly website pairing a memory verse with an original song and devotional artwork.^2 After a decade of steady growth, Verses underwent a full rebrand — simplifying its name from "The Verses Project" — and launched a dedicated mobile app alongside streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.^3 The results were striking: daily listeners surged 450%, the app saw 8,500 downloads in its first year, and over two million listens across streaming platforms.^3
The app organizes content around Passages (individual Scripture songs), Playlists (thematic collections), and Familiar Voices (tracks from well-known artists like Charlie Hall, Jackie Hill Perry, Tori Kelly, Page CXVI, and Matt Boswell).^1 Each song is a word-for-word rendering of the ESV text set to melody, designed to help listeners memorize, meditate on, and be motivated by Scripture.^4 The app is available in five languages and Verses operates as a non-profit, offering all content for free and sustained by donations and a merch store.^1
Why Christians Love It"The most beautiful way I've engaged meditation on the Word is by singing those very words. Verses is a creative, faithful, and God-adoring way to think on, pray, and heart-fully engage God's words." — Charlie Hall^1
"This has been a top way the Spirit has used to minister to me continually for these 10 years... a vital blessing to rest in His word continually and be strengthened, encouraged, and know who He is." — App Store review^5
"So thankful that your songs are now an app! I have played them for years and it has helped my daughter and I memorize more scripture than I thought possible!" — Play Store review^6
Notable- Non-profit Scripture-to-song ministry active since 2010, based in Oklahoma City^3
- Collaborates with artists across genres including Charlie Hall, Jackie Hill Perry, Tori Kelly, Robbie Seay Band, Rivers & Robots, and Matt Boswell^1
- All songs use word-for-word ESV Bible text as lyrics^4
- Available on iOS, Android, Spotify, and Apple Music in five languages^1
- SBC Voices called it "one of the best websites for Christian devotion"^4
- 361% increase in donations following rebrand and app launch^3
