Memorizing Scripture can feel like homework. Verses takes another route: it sets whole Bible passages to original songs, composed word by word, so listeners can hide God's Word in their hearts by hearing it sung.^1
The app and website organize the catalog around Passages, Playlists, and Familiar Voices, with original tracks meant to help listeners memorize, meditate on, and stay motivated in an ongoing practice of reading God's Word.^1 Listeners can use the free app on iOS and Android, stream the songs on Apple Music and Spotify, or download the library with a choose-what-you-pay donation.^2 The iOS app is available in English and four more languages.^3 New songs still arrive through the news page, most recently 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 featuring Joel Limpic.^4
Verses began in 2010 as The Verses Project, when a group of friends shared weekly voice memos of Scripture songs to find a more beautiful and sustainable way to memorize Scripture.^5 Cofounders Ryan Gikas in Oklahoma City and Joel Limpic, Pastor of Liturgy and Arts at Park Church in Denver, describe the aim this way: "We're a group of friends and worship pastors, and we started Verses as a project to help readers become listeners and to make meditation and memorization of the Bible sustainable, accessible, and even joyful."^7 The work is run by The Verses Project Inc, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and stays free through one-time gifts and The Chorus, its community of monthly givers.^8
"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!" - Google Play review^9
Notable:
- In 2024, Verses established a partnership with the YouVersion Bible App, becoming one of its top 5 followed partners in a day, and its verse of the day videos were viewed over 8 million times.^10
- Odd Notion led the rebrand from The Verses Project to Verses and advised launching the app and streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.^6
