Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | The Message |
| Artist | 4Him |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The Message |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:26 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Christian |
| BPM | 70 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | D |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 4 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 5 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 6 | Skip Measure |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Voc Info 4 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod P Type 1 | Step Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 3 | EP |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | WOW 1997 |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Hot Christian Songs |
| Chart Position | 18 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://genius.com/4him-the-message-lyrics |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Mark Harris |
| Author 2 | Michael Omartian |
| Author 3 | Don Koch |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A broadcast signal |
| Explanation | ✱ A spiritual truth is portrayed as a radio signal that must break through all the noise of the world. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Comm:Verbal |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Faith |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-V-vi-vi, IV-V-vi-bVII, vi-II/#IV-IV/V |
| Ch Prog PC | IV/V-IV/V-IV/V-IV/V |
| Ch Prog C | iv/V-I/V-II/V-iv/V, I/III-IV-I/V-V, I-ii-I/III-IV-IV-I/III-IV-V |
| Ch Prog B | iv/bVI-I/V-II/#IV-iv |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, IV, iv, V, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 56 |
| Spot-Energy | 77 |
| Spot-Valance | 19 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Contemporary Christian |
| Style 2 | Christian Pop |



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