Keep On Finding More

by John Allan & Mack Brock

What this song does in a room

"Keep On Finding More" is a fast, glad song that does something rare. It treats gratitude as a discovery rather than a duty. Most worship songs about thankfulness lean on remembering. This one leans on finding. There is a slight but important difference. Remembering looks backward. Finding looks at the present. The lyric assumes God's goodness is still being unearthed, not just catalogued. When your room sings this song well, you can feel the posture shift. People stop performing gratitude and start hunting for it. That is a different muscle. The song will not work in a flat room. It needs energy in the band and clarity in the lead vocal. But if you have those two things, the song hands your congregation a posture they can carry into Monday. They will be looking for evidence of God's goodness in the parking lot, not just in the pew.

What this song is saying about God

The song sits inside Psalm 103:2. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." That single verse is the engine. Gratitude is not optional and it is not automatic. It has to be reminded into existence. The Psalmist preaches to himself, and this song teaches your congregation the same self-preaching habit.

Psalm 145:4-7 fills out the picture. "One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness." The lyric of finding more echoes the "abundantly utter the memory" language. Gratitude in Psalm 145 is not a private feeling. It is something passed between generations. When your church sings this song, they are joining a chain of testimony that goes back centuries.

James 1:17 anchors the theology. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights." The song's claim that there is always more of God's goodness to find is grounded in James's claim that the source never changes. The Father of lights does not run out. The hymn does not promise a transactional God who hands out blessings. It promises a generous God whose character is the gift, and the finding is a lifelong unfolding.

Where to place this song in your set

This song is built for an opener or a post-sermon celebration. The tempo at 172 is fast enough that it functions like a starting gun. As an opener it pulls the room out of whatever Monday-through-Saturday they walked in carrying. As a post-sermon song it gives the room a place to land their gratitude after a message on God's faithfulness, His provision, or testimony.

It does not work as a middle-of-set song unless you have built a sequence specifically around celebration. The tempo and energy will overwhelm a reflective moment. Avoid pairing it with anything quiet immediately before. The hinge will be too sharp.

This is a strong choice for testimony Sundays, baptism services, or any service where you want the room to walk out lighter than they walked in. Gratitude services and Thanksgiving weekends are obvious fits. So is any sermon series on the goodness of God or the character of the Father.

If your church is brand new to the song, build it into the back half of an opener slot rather than leading with it cold. Let the room hear the hook once before they are expected to sing it.

Practical notes for leading this song

Tempo at 172 is non-negotiable. Drop to 165 and the song loses its bounce. Push to 180 and the syllables blur. Lock the click and stay there.

For the production side. Audio: the kick and the lead vocal carry this song. Keep the kick punchy and the vocal forward. Pull guitars back on the verses so the lyric lands. The chorus is where you open the mix up. Lighting: a slow build into the chorus with a warm wash works better than a strobe hit. The song is glad, not concert. ProPresenter: load the hook lyric in advance and consider keeping it on the screen during the instrumental section so the room can lock in.

Teach the hook before you go full tempo. If your room has not sung this song before, run a slowed-down chorus once during the band intro or have your vocal leader sing the hook clearly over a held chord before the first downbeat. This is a fast song, and fast songs lose people on the first pass if they have not heard the melody. The two-bar drop before the final chorus is a strong place to drop the band entirely, let the congregation carry the hook a cappella, and then bring the band back for the last go.

Songs that pair well

In: "Goodness of God," "Gratitude" (Brandon Lake), "10,000 Reasons," "Praise" (Elevation Worship), "Yes I Will." Each shares the gratitude-as-posture frame or the celebratory tempo.

Out: "What a Beautiful Name," "Build My Life," "King of Kings," "Hosanna" (Hillsong). These give the room a reflective beat after the celebration so the gladness does not feel performative.

Avoid pairing it with another fast song back to back. Your room will exhaust.

Before you lead this song

You are about to ask your congregation to hunt for evidence of God's goodness while they sing. That hunt does not start on Sunday morning. It starts in your week. Spend a few minutes this week writing down three things God has done in the last seven days that you almost missed. Lead the song from that list.

Scripture References

  • Psalm 103:2
  • Psalm 145:4-7
  • James 1:17

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