Sometimes you gotta bring some blind faith to the Blind Auditions<\/a>. For her big moment trying out for The Voice<\/a> Season 28, 24-year-old Florence, Alabama native Kirbi chose a song that beautifully showed off her singing voice and had a special meaning in her heart because it connects to her spiritual side.<\/p>\n Revealing that her beloved grandmother had died of cancer after a long and grueling battle with the disease, Kirbi, who lives and works on a farm, performed “God Only Knows,” the hit song by For King and Country featuring the legendary Dolly Parton<\/a>. “My faith is a big part of who I am,” she explained to the Coaches after receiving the coveted 4-Chait Turn. “Lord have mercy on my soul,” muttered Coach Reba McEntire<\/a> when she heard Kirbi’s clear-as-a-bell tone.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0A Stunned Michael Bubl\u00e9 Ran on Stage After Max Cooper III Said *This* on The Voice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This isn’t the first time “God Only Knows” has been a hit for The Voice Coaches and audience. During Season 26, 13-year-old Jaukeem Fortson put his own spin on the song<\/a> and explained how it fit into his life, saying, “This song talks about how if you’re in a hard time or if you’re struggling with something, that God can meet you where you’re at. This year, I went into ninth grade and in some classes; work can get a little bit overwhelming. After I heard this song, I could just do my work more and feel calmer. He really knows.”<\/p>\n Kirbi smiles in front of a red backdrop.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out the full backstory behind “God Only Knows,” not to be confused with the Beach Boys song of the same name.<\/p>\n Comprised of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, For King and Country is an Australian Christian Pop duo who released “God Only Knows” to moderate success on their own before the legendary Dolly Parton joined for a remix. Once she did, though, it quickly went to the top of the Christian charts, hitting number two on Billboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel really blessed for ‘God Only Knows’\u00a0to have landed in my lap like it did,\u201d Parton told The Tennesseean<\/a> of working on the project, which also included a music video<\/a> featuring all three musicians (directed by the third Smallbone brother, Benjamin!). \u201cIt\u2019s like it fell from the sky. When I heard it, I thought, \u2018Oh my goodness, this is so good.\u2019 When we got to singing it, oh it just sounded so good. And just working with them was such a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n Dolly Parton looking into the audience during Dolly: An Original Musical.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Dolly Parton loved the message of “God Only Knows”<\/h2>\n
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