Every so often an artist emerges that captures our attention, makes us sit … Read Full Bio ↴Every so often an artist emerges that captures our attention, makes us sit up and take note of what pure talent and anointing looks and sounds like. Jessica Reedy is truly one of those artists … one listen and you will never forget the voice.

Jessica Reedy first came to our attention on the national TV competition BET’s Sunday Best. She attended the Season 2 Sunday Best audition in Washington DC on a whim to support a friend. She quickly found herself in the Top 20 onto the show’s main stage performing for judges Mary Mary and Bebe Winans. Reedy made it all the way to finals eventually being named runner up. Throughout that process and the subsequent loss, self-doubt crept in. While Reedy never thought she had the talent to make it, God used the totality of the experience to bring her into her call as both an artist and minister of music.

“My insecurities, my fears, my guilt and pain were all brought before me – the things I thought I had let go. I learned so much about myself during and after Sunday Best. I learned how little my faith was in God and His abilities … in spite of my shortcomings God still proved HIMSELF to me,” said Reedy. “I started discovering how much HE Loved me, cared for me, and how HE thought of me as HIS beloved. I learned how much I didn’t know about myself.”

“The Sunday Best experience changed me tremendously,” she continued. “Being on the Show allowed me to see God like never before … He used the Show to teach me what it really meant when He said ‘I’ll never leave you nor forsake you.’ It marked the beginning of my in depth search to know Christ and why He loves me so much.”

Since the 2009 finale, Reedy has seen God bring her into His promise. She was able to extricate herself from contractual agreements that would allow her to sign a record deal with Light Records and is now poised to release her debut CD in August 2011. It was the time after the finale that has become most transformative for Reedy.

Said Reedy, “I used my time and efforts spent between the Sunday Best Finale and my record deal with Light Records toward my search for answers. I sought God for my true purpose, the vision He had for me to fulfill … ‘why I was selected, what He wanted me to say and do. It was a time full of questions, waiting and of course HIS answers. He brought new people into my life … helped me form a great team … there was a lot of praying, crying, singing, and most importantly learning and listening.”

The end result – a clear direction for her music ministry and artistry. “As a minister of music, HE used that experience to show me how necessary it is to know HIS word … that it is the Word of God that would draw, heal, deliver, protect and save HIS people,” said Reedy. “He’s teaching me about the importance of faith and simply believing and trusting everything HE says.”

There is an impressive quality to Reedy’s artistry that belies her young age. Anchoring it all together is her one-of-a-kind voice and incomparable range. And the minute you hear that low register you know you’re witnessing something pretty special. The command of her gift is amazing as heard on her first radio single, “God Has Smiled On Me.” The unique and absolute beauty of the vocal arrangements makes the track to stand out from anything on Gospel radio today.

The yet untitled debut will feature Reedy’s talents paired with a bevy of producers. Including some of today’s hottest like Shep Crawford (Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams, Tamia) who produced the single; Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary, Brandy, Kelly Price) will contribute a few songs as well as Jim Wright & Daniel Moore, Aaron Sledge, Mali Music and Claude Kelly.

Jessica Reedy is clearly an original, with a vocal style and personal charisma that is all about love, honesty, praising God and embracing her purpose. “I would have to describe my music as ‘heart songs’ said Reedy. “It’s music from my heart about the One I love the MOST. I don’t really know the style or category it fits in … it’s just me.”

Keep It Moving
Jessica Reedy Lyrics

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What a moment, You have brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
You are a Healer. You make all things new
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah

I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead

I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
Renewed, all things are made new
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward

You have risen with all power in your hand
You have given me a second chance
Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah

Said I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you
My past is over, renewed,
all things I made do
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward

Moving, moving forward, forward
Moving, moving forward, forward

You make all things new
You make all things new
And I will follow you, forward.
[Repeated several times then transposing upward,
Lead -

Where you lead me
I will follow
I will follow you. Forward.
[Repeated several times then transposing upward,
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Jessica Reedy's song "Keep It Moving" are a celebration of the freedom and healing that comes with surrendering one's life to Christ. The opening lines, "What a moment, You have brought me to / Such a freedom, I have found in You / You are a Healer. You make all things new" express the joy and gratitude that comes with finding hope and new beginnings in faith. The repetition of "Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah" reinforces the celebratory tone of the song.

The chorus of "I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead / I'm here to declare to you, the past is over / Renewed, all things are made new / Surrendered my life to Christ / Moving, moving forward" is a declaration of a new beginning and a break with the past. The repetition of "moving, moving forward" emphasizes the forward-looking nature of faith and the importance of letting go of worries and past failures. The lines "You have risen with all power in your hand / You have given me a second chance / Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah" allude to the biblical story of Christ's resurrection, and reinforce the idea that faith brings with it the promise of second chances and renewed hope.

Line by Line Meaning

What a moment, You have brought me to
I am overwhelmed by this moment that You have brought me to

Such a freedom, I have found in You
I have discovered a unique and profound freedom within You

You are a Healer. You make all things new
You are a divine Healer who renews and restores all things

Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
An ecstatic expression of joy

I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I am pushing forward and not looking back

I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
I am making a declaration that the past is no longer a part of me

Renewed, all things are made new
To be renewed and for all things to be transformed

Surrendered my life to Christ
I have relinquished control of my life to Christ

Moving, moving forward
I am progressing forward with force

You have risen with all power in your hand
You have resurrected with immense power in Your hands

You have given me a second chance
You have granted me another opportunity